Need another word that means the same as “interpret”? Find 38 synonyms and 30 related words for “interpret” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Interpret” are: construe, see, read, translate, understand, render, represent, rede, explain, elucidate, expound, explicate, clarify, make clear, make plain, illuminate, shed light on, throw light on, decipher, decode, solve, resolve, untangle, unravel, make intelligible, take to mean, take, regard, portray, depict, present, perform, execute, enact, transcribe, transliterate, rewrite, convert
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “interpret” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| clarify | Make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating. Clarify the butter by using a spoon to skim off the foam. |
| construe | Analyse the syntax of (a text, sentence, or word. His words could hardly be construed as an apology. |
| convert | Advance the ball far enough after (a down) to get another try for a first down. Stephens converted Proctor s try with a massive kick from the left hand touchline. |
| decipher | Convert code into ordinary language. Authorized government agencies can decipher encrypted telecommunications. |
| decode | Analyse and interpret (a communication or image. He put down the phone and decoded the message. |
| depict | Represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form. Youth is depicted as a time of vitality and good health. |
| elucidate | Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear. Work such as theirs will help to elucidate this matter. |
| enact | Act out; represent or perform as if in a play. Legislation was enacted to attract international companies. |
| execute | Carry out (a judicial sentence, the terms of a will, or other order. The skater executed a triple pirouette. |
| explain | Minimize the significance of an embarrassing fact or action by giving an excuse or justification. Cassie found it necessary to explain her blackened eye. |
| explicate | Make plain and comprehensible. These essays seek to explicate and contextualize Kristeva s writings. |
| expound | Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. He declined to expound on his decision. |
| illuminate | Decorate (a building or structure) with lights for a special occasion. A flash of lightning illuminated the house. |
| make clear | Carry out or commit. |
| make intelligible | Calculate as being. |
| make plain | Amount to. |
| perform | Give a performance of something. The band will be performing live in Hyde Park. |
| portray | Portray in words. Goya wanted to portray his mistress the Duchess of Alba. |
| present | Bring forward and present to the mind. The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students. |
| read | Discover information by reading it in a written or printed source. It s the best novel I ve ever read. |
| rede | Give an interpretation or explanation to. Therefore my son I rede thee stay at home. |
| regard | Connect closely and often incriminatingly. Professor Ryker regarded him with a faint smile. |
| render | To surrender someone or something to another. Render a verdict. |
| represent | Be representative or typical for. Numbers 1 15 represent the red balls. |
| resolve | Reach a decision. She resolved to ring Dana as soon as she got home. |
| rewrite | Rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose. I cobbled together a rough draft and then rewrote it. |
| see | Go to see for professional or business reasons. I see from your appraisal report that you have asked for training. |
| shed light on | Get rid of. |
| solve | Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of. Solve for x. |
| take | Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes. Here take it I don t need it any more. |
| take to mean | Engage for service under a term of contract. |
| throw light on | Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly. |
| transcribe | Arrange (a piece of music) for a different instrument, voice, or group of these. His largest early work was transcribed for organ. |
| translate | Convey (someone who is not dead) to heaven. He translates for the U N. |
| transliterate | Write or print (a letter or word) using the closest corresponding letters of a different alphabet or script. The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated. |
| understand | Be understanding of. She understands French. |
| unravel | (of twisted, knitted or woven threads) become undone. His painstaking diplomacy of the last eight months could quickly unravel. |
| untangle | Become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of. He knew he d have to untangle a financial mess and somehow restore investor confidence. |
| bilingual | A person fluent in two languages. Bilingual dictionaries. |
| construe | Interpret (a word or action) in a particular way. Both verbs can be construed with either infinitive. |
| decipher | Convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language. Authorized government agencies can decipher encrypted telecommunications. |
| define | Make clear the outline of; delineate. The camera could define the smallest object. |
| depict | Represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form. Paintings depicting Old Testament scenes. |
| depiction | A drawing of the outlines of forms or objects. The painting s horrific depiction of war. |
| describe | Make a mark or lines on a surface. On the diameter of a circle an equilateral triangle is described. |
| english | Of or relating to the English language. |
| explain | Define. Her father s violence explains her pacifism. |
| explanation | A statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. Freud tried to make sex the explanation for everything. |
| expound | Present and explain (a theory or idea) in detail. He declined to expound on his decision. |
| express | Give expression to. She expressed the letter to Florida. |
| figuratively | In a style representing forms that are recognizably derived from life. Chinese art influenced her to paint figuratively. |
| interpretation | An explanation that results from interpreting something. This action is open to a number of interpretations. |
| interpreter | (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time. His paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature. |
| language | Coarse or offensive language. The language introduced is standard throughout the text. |
| linguist | A person who studies linguistics. |
| multilingual | Using or knowing more than one language. A multilingual nation. |
| paraphrase | A rewording of something written or spoken. It is characteristic of poetic metaphors that they are not susceptible to paraphrase. |
| polyglot | Knowing or using several languages. Slovenians being surrounded by many countries are mostly polyglots. |
| portray | Portray in words. The book portrayed him as a self serving careerist. |
| read | Audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role. I can t read his strange behavior. |
| speaking | Capable of or involving speech or speaking. You have a clear speaking voice. |
| spoken | Speaking in a specified way. Sharp spoken. |
| subjectively | In a way that is dependent on the mind for existence. Samples of the product were subjectively evaluated. |
| translate | Move from one place or condition to another. Shiatsu literally translates as finger pressure. |
| translation | A uniform movement without rotation. The translation of the relics of St Thomas of Canterbury. |
| translator | A person who translates written messages from one language to another. The translator of Hardy s poems into Icelandic. |
| transliterate | Write or print (a letter or word) using the closest corresponding letters of a different alphabet or script. Names from one language are often transliterated into another. |
| understand | Be understanding of. I understand you have no previous experience. |
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