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interpret - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" |
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construe,
see |
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understand know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
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co-occur with,
collocate with,
construe with,
cooccur with,
go with go or occur together; "The word 'hot' tends to cooccur with 'cold'"
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be amiss,
misapprehend,
misconceive,
misconstrue,
misinterpret,
misunderstand interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
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read between the lines read what is implied but not expressed on the surface
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mythicise,
mythicize interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology; "mythicize the ancient stories"
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literalise,
literalize make literal; "literalize metaphors"
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spiritualise,
spiritualize purify from the corrupting influences of the world; "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized"
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reinterpret assign a new or different meaning to
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allegorise,
allegorize make into an allegory; "The story was allegorized over time"
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read,
take to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
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read to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
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read,
scan to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"
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consider,
reckon,
regard,
see,
view regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; "Please consider your family"
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draw out,
educe,
elicit,
evoke,
extract cause to speak, "Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet"
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interpret - give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully" |
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render |
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do,
execute,
perform create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"
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performing arts arts or skills that require public performance
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sing to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing"
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