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Interpret

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Verb

1. construe, interpret, see

make sense of; assign a meaning to

Example Sentences:
'What message do you see in this letter?'
'How do you interpret his behavior?'

2. interpret, rede

give an interpretation or explanation to

3. interpret, render

give an interpretation or rendition of

Example Sentences:
'The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully'

4. interpret, represent

create an image or likeness of

Example Sentences:
'The painter represented his wife as a young girl'

5. interpret, render, translate

restate (words) from one language into another language

Example Sentences:
'I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.'
'Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?'
'She rendered the French poem into English'
'He translates for the U.N.'

6. interpret, read, translate, understand

make sense of a language

Example Sentences:
'She understands French'
'Can you read Greek?'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Interpret

see synonyms of interpret
verb
1. (transitive)
to clarify or explain the meaning of; elucidate
2. (transitive)
to construe the significance or intention of
to interpret a smile as an invitation
3. (transitive)
to convey or represent the spirit or meaning of (a poem, song, etc) in performance
4. (intransitive)
to act as an interpreter; translate orally

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Interpret

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verb transitive
1. 
to explain the meaning of; make understandable
to interpret a poem
2. 
to translate (esp. oral remarks)
3. 
to have or show one's own understanding of the meaning of; construe
to interpret a silence as contempt
4. 
to bring out the meaning of; esp., to give one's own conception of (a work of art), as in performance or criticism
5. 
to translate (a program in a high-level language) into machine language and execute it, statement by statement
said of an interpreter program
verb intransitive
6. 
to act as an interpreter; explain or translate

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Interpret

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v. in·ter·pret·ed, in·ter·pret·ing, in·ter·prets
v.tr.
1. To explain the meaning of: The newspapers interpreted the ambassador's speech as an attempt at making peace. See Synonyms at explain.
2. To understand the significance of; construe: interpreted his smile to be an agreement; interpreted the open door as an invitation.
3. To present or conceptualize the meaning of by means of art or criticism: The actor interpreted the character with great subtlety.
4. To translate from one language into another: interpreted the ambassador's remarks for the assembly.
v.intr.
To serve as an interpreter for speakers of different languages.

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