construe as

construe something as something

to interpret something to mean something. Please do not construe this as criticism. We mistakenly construed her comments as positive.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Demetrius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Varfolomei	-	Russian (Rare)
Okoro	-	Western African, Urhobo
Aspinwall	['æspinwɔ:]
Urd	-	Norse Mythology
Clemons	['klemənz]