Word Meanings - INTERPRET - Book Publishers vocabulary database

interpretatus, fr. interpre interpeter, agent, negotiator; inter 1. To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applied esp. to language, but also

Additional info about word: INTERPRET

interpretatus, fr. interpre interpeter, agent, negotiator; inter 1. To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applied esp. to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech. Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Matt. i. 23. And Pharaoh told them his dreams; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. Gen. xli. 8. 2. To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation; as, an actor interprets the character of Hamlet; a musician interprets a sonata; an artist interprets a landscape. Syn. -- To translate; explain; solve; render; expound; elucidate; decipher; unfold; unravel.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of INTERPRET)

• Comment Note
• observe
• interpret
• illustrate
• expound
• dilate
• explain
• expatiate
• criticise
• Construe
• Parse
• resolve
• analyze
• understand
• render
• Decipher
• Bead
• spell
• solve
• unravel
• unfold
• Explain
• Expound
• teach
• clear up
• elucidate
• decipher
• Illustrate
• Elucidate
• exemplify
• demonstrate
• represent
• embody
• paint
• image
• make clear

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of INTERPRET)

• Daub
• caricature
• misportray
• misrepresent
• misdelineate
• misdepict

Related words: (words related to INTERPRET)

• CRITICISER
  One who criticises; a critic.
• TEACHER
  1. One who teaches or instructs; one whose business or occupation is to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor. 2. One who instructs others in religion; a preacher; a minister of the gospel; sometimes, one who preaches without regular ordination.
• TEACHABLENESS
  Willingness to be taught.
• CLEARLY
  In a clear manner.
• CLEARER
  A tool of which the hemp for lines and twines, used by sailmakers, is finished. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, clears. Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding. Addison.
• REPRESENTABLE
  Capable of being represented.
• UNFOLDER
  One who, or that which, unfolds.
• SPELLBIND
  To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a political campaign. - - Spell"bind`er , n.
• UNDERSTANDINGLY
  In an understanding manner; intelligibly; with full knowledge or comprehension; intelligently; as, to vote upon a question understandingly; to act or judge understandingly. The gospel may be neglected, but in can not be understandingly disbelieved.
• DEMONSTRATER
  See DEMONSTRATOR
• INTERPRETABLE
  Admitting of interpretation; capable of being interpreted or explained.
• EXPLAIN
  out+plandare to make level or plain, planus plain: cf. OF. esplaner, 1. To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand. The horse-chestnut is . . . ready to explain its leaf. Evelyn. 2. To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear
• RESOLVENT
  Having power to resolve; causing solution; solvent.
• ANALYZER
  The part of a polariscope which receives the light after polarization, and exhibits its properties. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, analyzes.
• CLEAR-HEADED
  Having a clear understanding; quick of perception; intelligent. "He was laborious and clear-headed." Macaulay. -- Clear"-head`ed*ness, n.
• PAINTING
  The work of the painter; also, any work of art in which objects are represented in color on a flat surface; a colored representation of any object or scene; a picture. 3. Color laid on; paint. Shak. 4. A depicting by words; vivid representation
• DECIPHERMENT
  The act of deciphering.
• COMMENTER
  One who makes or writes comments; a commentator; an annotator.
• UNFOLDMENT
  The acct of unfolding, or the state of being unfolded. The extreme unfoldment of the instinctive powers. C. Morris.
• RESOLVE
  1. The act of resolving or making clear; resolution; solution. "To give a full resolve of that which is so much controverted." Milton. 2. That which has been resolved on or determined; decisive conclusion; fixed purpose; determination; also, legal
• MISINTERPRETABLE
  Capable of being misinterpreted; liable to be misunderstood.
• SCHOOL-TEACHER
  One who teaches or instructs a school. -- School"-teach`ing, n.
• RESPELL
  To spell again.
• REPAINT
  To paint anew or again; as, to repaint a house; to repaint the ground of a picture.
• MISOBSERVE
  To observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing. Locke.
• POLYNUCLEAR
  Containing many nuclei.
• SPARSELY
  In a scattered or sparse manner.
• REPRESENTANT
  Appearing or acting for another; representing.
• IRREPRESENTABLE
  Not capable of being represented or portrayed.