deconstrue
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deconstrue (third-person singular simple present deconstrues, present participle deconstruing, simple past and past participle deconstrued)
- To dismantle or reject the previous interpretation or explanation of the meaning of something; to undo construing.
- 2004, Laurie Maguire, Studying Shakespeare: A Guide to the Plays[1]:
- What the characters construe and misconstrue, we must deconstrue, a challenging exercise given that the characters are never honest even with themselves.