"deconstrue" meaning in All languages combined

See deconstrue on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: deconstrues [present, singular, third-person], deconstruing [participle, present], deconstrued [participle, past], deconstrued [past]
Etymology: From de- + construe. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|construe}} de- + construe Head templates: {{en-verb}} deconstrue (third-person singular simple present deconstrues, present participle deconstruing, simple past and past participle deconstrued)
  1. To dismantle or reject the previous interpretation or explanation of the meaning of something; to undo construing.

Inflected forms

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