interpret

interpret has 9 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 9.

Definitions

• 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.
• v.. make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"
• v.. make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
• v.. give an interpretation or explanation to
• v.. restate (words) from one language into another language; "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."
• v.. create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
• v.. give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"