misconstrue vs interpret

misconstrue and interpret both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
misconstrue	No	No	Yes	No
interpret	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, interpret is a hypernym of misconstrue; that is, interpret is a word with a broader meaning than misconstrue:

Other hypernyms of misconstrue include construe, see.

misconstrue (verb)	interpret (verb)
interpret in the wrong way	make sense of; assign a meaning to
	make sense of a language
	give an interpretation or explanation to
	restate (words) from one language into another language
	give an interpretation or rendition of
	create an image or likeness of