interpret (v)
construe (v)
see#13 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 31
def make sense of
def assign a meaning to
examples What message do you see in this letter?
How do you interpret his behavior?
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym understand
Derivationally related form construe → construal
Also see construe → construe with
Derivationally related form interpret → interpretation; interpret → interpretation; interpret → interpretation
Hyponym misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss; read between the lines; mythicize, mythicise; literalize, literalise; spiritualize, spiritualise; reinterpret; allegorize, allegorise; take, read; read; read, scan; educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw out
Verb Group see, consider, reckon, view, regard
Incoming links
Derivationally related form interpretation → interpret; interpretation → interpret; interpretation → interpret
Derivationally related form construal → construe
Hyponym understand
Hypernym misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss; read between the lines; mythicize, mythicise; literalize, literalise; spiritualize, spiritualise; reinterpret; allegorize, allegorise; take, read; read; read, scan; educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw out
Verb Group see, consider, reckon, view, regard

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