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Literalize

To make literal; to interpret or put in practice according to the strict meaning of the words; -- opposed to spiritualize; as, to literalize Scripture.

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Construe 76% connected

To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection of, or to discover the sense; to ex…

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Interpret 76% connected

To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applie…

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See 76% connected

A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.

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Attest verb · 85% connection

provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his ill…

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Certify verb · 85% connection

provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his ill…

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Demonstrate verb · 85% connection

provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his ill…

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Evidence verb · 85% connection

provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his ill…

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Identify verb · 85% connection

give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators we…

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Infer verb · 85% connection

believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?"

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Manifest verb · 85% connection

provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his ill…

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Name verb · 85% connection

give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators we…

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Understand verb · 85% connection

believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?"

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Allegorize verb · 84% connection

interpret as an allegory

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Educe verb · 84% connection

deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

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Elicit verb · 84% connection

deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

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Evoke verb · 84% connection

deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

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Extract verb · 84% connection

deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

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Misapprehend verb · 84% connection

interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

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Misconceive verb · 84% connection

interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

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Misconstrue verb · 84% connection

interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

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Misinterpret verb · 84% connection

interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

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Antonym noun · 78% connection

a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to hi…

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Blue superl. · 78% connection

Severe or over strict in morals; gloom; as, blue and sour religionists; suiting one who is over strict in morals; inculcating an impra…

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Broad superl. · 78% connection

Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the litera…

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Context noun · 78% connection

The part or parts of something written or printed, as of Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence, or are so intim…

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Define verb · 78% connection

To determine the precise signification of; to fix the meaning of; to describe accurately; to explain; to expound or interpret; as, to…

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Deuteroscopy noun · 78% connection

That which is seen at a second view; a meaning beyond the literal sense; the second intention; a hidden signification.

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Distort verb · 78% connection

To wrest from the true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort passages of Scripture, or their meaning.

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Explicate verb · 78% connection

To unfold the meaning or sense of; to explain; to clear of difficulties or obscurity; to interpret.

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Expound verb · 78% connection

To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of Scripture, a law, a word, a mean…

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Fugue noun · 78% connection

A polyphonic composition, developed from a given theme or themes, according to strict contrapuntal rules. The theme is first given out…

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Hermeneutically adverb · 78% connection

According to the principles of interpretation; as, a verse of Scripture was examined hermeneutically.

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Interpretation noun · 78% connection

The sense given by an interpreter; exposition or explanation given; meaning; as, commentators give various interpretations of the same…

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Irony noun · 78% connection

A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts a mode of speech the meaning of which is contrary to the literal sense of th…

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Letter noun · 78% connection

Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact signification or requirement.

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Liberal adjective · 78% connection

Not strict or rigorous; not confined or restricted to the literal sense; free; as, a liberal translation of a classic, or a liberal co…

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