Definition of interpret

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

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Interpretative :: Interpretative (a.) Designed or fitted to interpret; explanatory.
Misinterpretation :: Misinterpretation (n.) The act of interpreting erroneously; a mistaken interpretation.
Amphibology :: Amphibology (n.) A phrase, discourse, or proposition, susceptible of two interpretations; and hence, of uncertain meaning. It differs from equivocation, which arises from the twofold sense of a single term..
Explanation :: Explanation (n.) The meaning attributed to anything by one who explains it; definition; interpretation; sense.
Translate :: Translate (v. t.) To render into another language; to express the sense of in the words of another language; to interpret; hence, to explain or recapitulate in other words..
Figurist :: Figurist (n.) One who uses or interprets figurative expressions.
Literalist :: Literalist (n.) One who adheres to the letter or exact word; an interpreter according to the letter.
Interpret :: Interpret (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..
Misconstruction :: Misconstruction (n.) Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation.
Hermeneutically :: Hermeneutically (adv.) According to the principles of interpretation; as, a verse of Scripture was examined hermeneutically..
Rationalize :: Rationalize (v. t.) To interpret in the manner of a rationalist.
Prophet :: Prophet (n.) An interpreter; a spokesman.
Interpret :: Interpret (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..
Exegetics :: Exegetics (n.) The science of interpretation or exegesis.
Misconceive :: Misconceive (v. t. & i.) To conceive wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a false notion of; to misjudge; to misapprehend.
Latimer :: Latimer (n.) An interpreter. [Obs.] Coke.
Translation :: Translation (n.) The act of rendering into another language; interpretation; as, the translation of idioms is difficult..
Cabala :: Cabala (n.) A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain mediaeval Christians, which treats of the nature of god and the mystery of human existence. It assumes that every letter, word, number, and accent of Scripture contains a hidden sense; and it teaches the methods of interpretation for ascertaining these occult meanings. The cabalists pretend even to foretell events by this means..
Exegetist :: Exegetist (n.) One versed in the science of exegesis or interpretation; -- also called exegete.
Interpretation :: Interpretation (n.) An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature.
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