CONSTRUED
Verb
construed
simple past tense and past participle of construe
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Source: Wiktionary
CONSTRUE
Con*strue (; Archaic ), v. t. [imp & p. p. Construed; p. pr & vb. n.
Construing.] Etym: [L. construere: cf. F. construire. See Construct.]
1. To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so as to
exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection of, or to discover
the sense; to explain the construction of; to interpret; to
translate.
2. To put a construction upon; to explain the sense or intention of;
to interpret; to understand.
Thus we are put to construe and paraphrase our own words to free
ourselves either from the ignorance or malice of our enemies. Bp.
Stilingfleet.
And to be dull was construed to be good. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition