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literalise vs construe
construe vs literalise
literalise
and
construe
both are
verbs
.
Word
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
literalise
No
No
Yes
No
construe
No
No
Yes
No
As verbs,
construe
is a hypernym of
literalise
; that is,
construe
is a word with a broader meaning than
literalise
:
literalise
: make literal
construe
: make sense of; assign a meaning to
Other hypernyms of literalise include
interpret
,
see
.
literalise (verb)
construe (verb)
make literal
make sense of; assign a meaning to
Words related to "
literalise
"
Australian spelling
British spelling
construe
interpret
literalize
see
Words related to "
construe
"
allegorise
allegorize
be amiss
consider
construal
construe with
draw out
educe
elicit
evoke
extract
interpret
literalise
literalize
misapprehend
misconceive
misconstrue
misinterpret
misunderstand
mythicise
mythicize
read
read between the lines
reckon
regard
reinterpret
scan
see
spiritualise
spiritualize
take
understand
view
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