con|stru´er

con|stru´er
con|strue «kuhn STROO; especially British KON stroo», verb, -strued, -stru|ing, noun.
–v.t.
1. to show the meaning of; explain; interpret: »

Different lawyers may construe the same law differently.

SYNONYM(S): expound.
2. to put a particular interpretation on: »

His inability to hold a job can only be construed as indifference.

SYNONYM(S): understand, take.
3. Grammar. a) to analyze the arrangement or relation of words in (a sentence, clause, phrase, or other unit). b) to combine (words) syntactically: »

In Latin some prepositions are construed with the dative case.

4. = translate. (Cf. ↑translate) SYNONYM(S): render.
–v.i.
1. to analyze grammatical relationships.
2. to admit of grammatical analysis or interpretation.
–n.
a construing of a sentence, passage, or the like, especially as an exercise in studying a foreign language; translation.
╂[< Latin construere; see etym. under construct (Cf. ↑construct)]
–con|stru´a|ble, adjective.
–con|stru´er, noun.

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