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Definitions for Interpret
[1] to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
[2] to construe or understand in a particular way: to interpret a reply as favorable.
[3] to bring out the meaning of (a dramatic work, music, etc.) by performance or execution.
[4] to perform or render (a song, role in a play, etc.) according to one's own understanding or sensitivity: The actor interpreted Lear as a weak, pitiful old man.
[5] to translate orally.
[6] Computers . to use an interpreter to transform (a program written in a high-level language) into a sequence of machine actions, one statement at a time, executing each statement immediately before going on to transform the next one. to read (the patterns of holes in punched cards) with an interpreter, printing the interpreted data on the same cards so that they can be read more conveniently by people. See also interpreter(def 3) .
[7] to translate what is said in a foreign language.
[8] to explain something; give an explanation.
[9] (tr) to clarify or explain the meaning of; elucidate
[10] (tr) to construe the significance or intention of to interpret a smile as an invitation
[11] (tr) to convey or represent the spirit or meaning of (a poem, song, etc) in performance
[12] (intr) to act as an interpreter; translate orally
Words related to Interpret
portray, depict, read, illustrate, explain, describe, clarify, understand, construe, decipher, solve, translate, enact, view, comment, represent, render, improvise, image, annotate
Words nearby Interpret
interpolate, interpolated extrasystole, interpolation, interpose, interposition, interpret, interpretation, interpretative, interpreted language, interpreter, interpretive
Origin of Interpret
1350–1400; Middle English interpreten < Latin interpretārī, derivative of interpret- (stem of interpres ) explainer
Other words from Interpret
in·ter·pret·a·ble , adjective
in·ter·pret·a·bil·i·ty , in·ter·pret·a·ble·ness , noun
in·ter·pret·a·bly , adverb
non·in·ter·pret·a·bil·i·ty , noun
non·in·ter·pret·a·ble , adjective
pre·in·ter·pret , verb (used with object)
re·in·ter·pret , verb
self-in·ter·pret·ed , adjective
self-in·ter·pret·ing , adjective
un·in·ter·pret·a·ble , adjective
un·in·ter·pret·ed , adjective
well-in·ter·pret·ed , adjective
Word origin for Interpret
C14: from Latin interpretārī, from interpres negotiator, one who explains, from inter- + -pres, probably related to pretium price
Synonyms for Interpret
clarify, construe, decipher, depict, describe, enact, explain, illustrate, portray, read, solve, translate, understand, view, adapt, annotate, comment, commentate, decode, delineate, elucidate, exemplify, explicate, expound, gather, gloss, image, improvise, limn, mimic, paraphrase, perform, picture, play, reenact, render, represent, take, make of, spell out, throw light on