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verbdeconstrue (third-person singular simple present deconstrues, present participle deconstruing, simple past and past participle deconstrued)
present singular third person deconstrues · participle present deconstruing · participle past deconstrued · past deconstrued
- To dismantle or reject the previous interpretation or explanation of the meaning of something; to undo construing.
What the characters construe and misconstrue, we must deconstrue, a challenging exercise given that the characters are never honest even with themselves.
2004, Laurie Maguire, Studying Shakespeare: A Guide to the Plays
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deconstrue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deconstrue
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“deconstrue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deconstrue. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deconstrue,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deconstrue.
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