interpret

(verb)

verb

1. make sense of; assign a meaning to

- How do you interpret his behavior?

Similar word(s): construe, see

Definition categories: cognition, understand

2. give an interpretation or explanation to

Similar word(s): rede

Definition categories: communication, explain, explicate

3. give an interpretation or rendition of

Similar word(s): render

Definition categories: creation, do, execute, perform

4. create an image or likeness of

- The painter represented his wife as a young girl

Similar word(s): represent

Definition categories: creation

5. restate (words) from one language into another language

- Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?

Similar word(s): render, translate

Definition categories: communication, ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell

6. make sense of a language

Similar word(s): read, translate, understand

Definition categories: cognition, understand