- (v.t.) To put a construction upon; to explain the sense or intention of; to interpret; to understand.
- (v.t.) To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so as to exhibit the structure, arrangement or connection of or to discover the sense; to explain the construction of; to interpret; to translate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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