interpret
1. [ verb ] make sense of; assign a meaning to
Synonyms: construe see
Examples:

"What message do you see in this letter?" "How do you interpret his behavior?"

Related terms: understand read take mistake clarify read misconstrue educe reinterpret allegorize literalize mythicise spiritualize read_between_the_lines collocate_with see interpretation exposition interpretation
2. [ verb ] give an interpretation or explanation to
Related terms: explain reinterpret misinterpret moralise deconstruct gloss commentate commentate rendition interpretation interpretation
3. [ verb ] create an image or likeness of
Synonyms: represent
Examples:

"The painter represented his wife as a young girl"

Related terms: re-create picture paint draw capture map portray contrast graph silhouette portray animalize stylize profile model sensualize art representation
4. [ verb ] give an interpretation or rendition of
Synonyms: render
Examples:

"The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"

Related terms: perform sing performing_arts rendition interpretation
5. [ verb ] (linguistics) restate (words) from one language into another language
Synonyms: translate render
Examples:

"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"

Related terms: repeat retranslate gloss latinize mistranslate translate interpreter transcriber
6. [ verb ] make sense of a language
Synonyms: understand translate read
Examples:

"She understands French" "Can you read Greek?"

Related terms: understand
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