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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Interpret \In*ter"pret\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Interpreted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interpreting}.] [F. interpr[^e]ter, L. interpretari, p. p. interpretatus, fr. interpres interpeter, agent, negotiator; inter between + (prob.) the root of pretium price. See {Price}.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
interpreting
noun: an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning" [syn: {interpretation}, {rendition}, {rendering}]
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