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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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"Establishing credible pathways for COMs formation and delivery provides scientists with a critical framework for interpreting upcoming measurements of Jupiter's surface and subsurface chemistry," Mousis said.

From Science Daily

Senior Research Fellow Dr. Paul Joyce emphasized that the findings come from animal research and should be interpreted with caution.

From Science Daily

"This really opens the door to finding interesting ways to control how cells interpret stop codons," Nayak said.

From Science Daily

AI inference computing is divided into two main tasks: pre-fill, or the process by which a model interprets a user prompt, and decode, by which the model generates a response, one word at a time.

From The Wall Street Journal

I tend to interpret this complaint as a proxy for something else—voters don’t eject officeholders they like on grounds of longevity in office.

From The Wall Street Journal

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.