interpret synonyms

interpret

v.

  1. To convey the meaning of; said especially of a work of art

    give one's impression of, render, represent, play, perform, depict, delineate, enact, portray, make sense of, construe, understand, evaluate, read, read into, improvise on, reenact, mimic, gather from, view as, give one an idea about, make of*; see also define 2, describe, represent 2.

  2. To explain

    translate, paraphrase, render; see decipher, explain. See syn. study at explain.

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