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translate
verb as in interpret, explain
Strong matches
construe, decode, elucidate, explicate, gloss, paraphrase, reword, simplify, transliterate, transpose
Weak matches
verb as in change
Strong matches
commute, metamorphose, transfigure, transmogrify, transmute, transpose
Example Sentences
“Saoirse,” which translates to “freedom” or “liberty” in Irish, has historically morphed into a term representing the country’s desire for independence from British rule and cultural autonomy.
Yet translating that into a government was another story.
“This translated into death threats and in-person confrontations at his lectures and even at his home,” they write.
"That translates into a rate cut next week - and, likely, more to come."
But farce is a universal language, and the hilarity is not just translated but alchemized into something riotously contemporary.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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