construe vs take the point

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. 

take the point

verb
  • To grasp the essential meaning of what a person is saying, to understand a person's argument and point of view. 

  • To agree with what a person says, to be persuaded by their arguments. 

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