construe vs read

read vs construe

construe is not a noun while read is a noun.

construe and read both are verbs.

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

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

construe: make sense of; assign a meaning to
read: interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression

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, take, scan, draw out, educe, elicit, evoke, extract.

construe (noun)	read (noun)
	something that is read

construe (verb)	read (verb)
make sense of; assign a meaning to	interpret something that is written or printed
	look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
	interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
	make sense of a language
	be a student of a certain subject
	obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
	to hear and understand
	interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
	indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
	audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
	have or contain a certain wording or form

Difference between construe and read

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