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Adjective: interpreted  in'tur-pri-tid
  1. Understood in a certain way; made sense of
    "an open door interpreted as an invitation";
    - taken
     
  2. Translated orally from one language to another by an interpreter
    "The interpreted version reached a wider audience"
     
  3. (computing) executed by an interpreter program rather than compiled
    "Python is an interpreted language"
Verb: interpret  in'tur-prit
  1. Make sense of; assign a meaning to
    "How do you interpret his behaviour?";
    - construe, see
     
  2. Give an interpretation or explanation to
    "How do you interpret this poem?";
    - rede [archaic]
     
  3. Restate (words) from one language into another language
    "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?";
    - translate, render
     
  4. Make sense of a language
    "She interprets French";
    - understand, read, translate
     
  5. Perform or do in a particular way
    "The pianist interpreted the Beethoven sonata beautifully";
    - render
     
  6. Create an image or likeness of
    "The painter interpreted his wife as a young girl";
    - represent

See also: cooccur with, understood

Type of: do, execute, explain, explicate, ingeminate [archaic], iterate, perform, recreate, re-create, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell, understand

Encyclopedia: Interpreted

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