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interpret

[in-tur-prit] / ɪnˈtɜr prɪt /


Usage

What are other ways to say interpret? To interpret is to give the meaning of something by paraphrase, by translation, or by an explanation based on personal opinion: to interpret a poem or a symbol. To expound is to give a methodical, detailed, scholarly explanation of something, usually Scriptures, doctrines, or philosophy: to expound the doctrine of free will. To explain is to make plain, clear, or intelligible something that is not known or understood: to explain a theory or a problem. To elucidate is to throw light on what before was dark and obscure, usually by illustration and commentary and sometimes by elaborate explanation: They asked him to elucidate his statement. 

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How a former and sitting chair would coexist, how markets would interpret any disagreement between them, and how Warsh would assert authority in that environment are all open questions.

From Barron's

Victory estimates a combined company could yield $500 million of annual “synergies,” which many interpret as cost cuts.

From The Wall Street Journal

That may have been interpreted as making a rate cut this year even less likely, though Fed officials’ forecasts still have one such cut penciled in.

From MarketWatch

“What do you think most people would interpret?”

From The Wall Street Journal

The mistakes you make at 20 are interpreted as experimentation rather than incompetence.

From The Wall Street Journal