construe vs extract

extract vs construe

construe is not a noun while extract is a noun.

construe and extract both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
construe	No	No	Yes	No
extract	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, extract is a hyponym of construe; that is, extract is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than construe:

construe: make sense of; assign a meaning to
extract: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

Other hyponyms of construe include be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand, read between the lines, mythicise, mythicize, literalise, literalize, spiritualise, spiritualize, reinterpret, allegorise, allegorize, read, take, read, read, scan, draw out, educe, elicit, evoke.

construe (noun)	extract (noun)
	a passage selected from a larger work
	a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

construe (verb)	extract (verb)
make sense of; assign a meaning to	extract by the process of distillation
	take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
	calculate the root of a number
	remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
	obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
	separate (a metal) from an ore
	deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
	get despite difficulties or obstacles

Difference between construe and extract

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