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Construe vs Explicate - What's the difference?

construe | explicate |

As verbs the difference between construe and explicate

is that construe is to interpret or explain the meaning of something while explicate is to explain meticulously or in great detail; to elucidate; to analyze.

As a noun construe

is a translation.

As an adjective explicate is

(obsolete) evolved; unfolded.

construe

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A translation.
  • An interpretation.
  • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To interpret or explain the meaning of something.
  • The world must construe''' according to its wits; this court must '''construe according to the law.
    , 1954
  • (grammar) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence.
  • *
  • Thus, in a sentence such as:
    (113)      John considers [S Fred'' to be too sure of ''himself'']
    the italicised Reflexive ''himself'' can only be construed''' with ''Fred'', not with ''John'': this follows from our assumption that non-subject Reflexives must have an antecedent within their own S. Notice, however, that in a sentence such as:
    (114)      ''John'' seems to me [S — to have perjured ''himself'']
    ''himself'' must be '''construed
    with ''John
    .
  • To translate.
  • Derived terms

    * construction * misconstrue

    Anagrams

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    explicate

    English

    Verb

    (explicat)
  • To explain meticulously or in great detail; to elucidate; to analyze.
  • My homework is to explicate a poem.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Evolved; unfolded.
  • (Jeremy Taylor)
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