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# construere **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Latin **Slug:** construere ## Words From This Root - reconstruct - to build again or to piece together how something happened - constructive - serving to build up or improve; helpful rather than destructive - construe - to interpret or understand something in a particular way
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reconstruct
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/ˌrikənˈstrʌkt/
to build again or to piece together how something happened
constructive
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/kənˈstrʌktɪv/
serving to build up or improve; helpful rather than destructive
construe
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/kənˈstru/
to interpret or understand something in a particular way
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