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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reconstrue

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-con-strue
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To construe something again, or in a new way.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From re- + construe.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

reconstrues (present, singular) reconstruing (participle, present) reconstrued (participle, past) reconstrued (past)

Frequently Paired Words

reconstruct

Synonyms

reframe

Questions

What does reconstrue mean?
To construe something again, or in a new way.
Where does reconstrue come from?
From re- + construe.

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