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misconceive vs construe

construe vs misconceive

misconceive and construe both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
misconceive No No Yes No
construe No No Yes No
As verbs, construe is a hypernym of misconceive; that is, construe is a word with a broader meaning than misconceive:
  • misconceive: interpret in the wrong way
  • construe: make sense of; assign a meaning to
Other hypernyms of misconceive include interpret, see.
misconceive (verb) construe (verb)
interpret in the wrong way make sense of; assign a meaning to
Difference between misconceive and construe

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