'Interpret' definitions:

Definition of 'interpret'

From: WordNet
verb
Make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" [syn: interpret, construe, see]
verb
Give an interpretation or explanation to [syn: rede, interpret]
verb
Give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully" [syn: interpret, render]
verb
Create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" [syn: represent, interpret]
verb
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." [syn: translate, interpret, render]
verb
Make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?" [syn: understand, read, interpret, translate]

Definition of 'Interpret'

From: GCIDE
  • Interpret \In*ter"pret\, v. i. To act as an interpreter. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Interpret'

From: GCIDE
  • Interpret \In*ter"pret\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interpreted; p. pr. & vb. n. Interpreting.] [F. interpr[^e]ter, L. interpretari, p. p. interpretatus, fr. interpres interpeter, agent, negotiator; inter between + (prob.) the root of pretium price. See Price.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. --Matt. i. 23. [1913 Webster]
  • And Pharaoh told them his dreams; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. --Gen. xli. 8. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. 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.
  • Syn: To translate; explain; solve; render; expound; elucidate; decipher; unfold; unravel. [1913 Webster]