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interpret

[in-tur-prit] / ɪnˈtɜr prɪt /
VERB
make sense of; define
Synonyms
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clarify construe decipher depict describe enact explain illustrate portray read solve translate understand view
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adapt annotate comment commentate decode delineate elucidate exemplify explicate expound gather gloss image improvise limn mimic paraphrase perform picture play reenact render represent take
WEAK
make of spell out throw light on
Antonyms
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confuse disbelieve mix up obscure
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cloud direct fail misunderstand mystify stop
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misinterpret

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. 

Example Sentences

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In general, wearable sensors have improved in recent years, as have the algorithms that interpret them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Ultimately, it’s up to investors to decide how to interpret macroeconomic forces.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Thorne also entrusted Munden, a frequent collaborator, to interpret the script his own way.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

The workers the Swedish newspapers spoke to were data annotators, teaching Meta's AI to interpret images by manually labelling content.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

“The fact that I was unable to interpret it did not bother me. It was certainly better to imagine myself becoming famous than maturing into a stifled academic who had never risked a thought.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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