Interpret

[ɪn'tɜːprɪt] or [ɪn'tɝprɪt]

Definition

(verb.) make sense of; assign a meaning to; 'What message do you see in this letter?'; 'How do you interpret his behavior?'.

(verb.) give an interpretation or rendition of; 'The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully'.

Edited by Kathleen--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applied esp. to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech.

(v. t.) To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation; as, an actor interprets the character of Hamlet; a musician interprets a sonata; an artist interprets a landscape.

(v. i.) To act as an interpreter.

Checker: Sondra

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Explain, expound, decipher, elucidate, unfold, define, make out, make clear, explain the meaning of.[2]. Construe, translate, render.

Checked by Cordelia

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Translate, render, construe, explain, expound, expone, represent, declare,understand, elucidate, decipher, solve

ANT:Misinterpret, misunderstand, mistake, misconceive, falsify, distort,misdeclare, misrepresent

Typist: Sol

Definition

v.t. to explain the meaning of to elucidate unfold show the purport of: to translate into intelligible or familiar terms.—v.i. to practise interpretation.—adj. Inter′pretable capable of being explained.—n. Interpretā′tion act of interpreting: the sense given by an interpreter: the power of explaining: the representation of a dramatic part according to one's conception of it.—adj. Interpretā′tive collected by or containing interpretation.—adv. Inter′pretātively.—n. Inter′preter one who explains between two parties: an expounder: a translator.

Typed by Judy

Examples

Checker: Sinclair

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