construe vs expound

construe

verb
  • To interpret or explain the meaning of something. 

  • To translate. 

  • To admit of grammatical analysis. 

  • To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse. 

  • To infer. 

noun
  • An interpretation. 

  • A translation. 

expound

verb
  • To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length 

  • To make a statement, especially at length. 

How often have the words construe and expound occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )