Construing

The guide is construing the historical significance of the monument.

The historian is construing the text to determine its historical context.

I am construing from your silence that you don't want to go out.

The historian is construing the ancient texts to understand the culture.

He is construing her words as a challenge to his authority.

The historian's construing of the events led to a new understanding of the war.

The archaeologist was construing the artifacts to learn about the ancient civilization.