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Reinterpret

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To interpret again or anew.

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v. To interpret again.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. assign a new or different meaning to

v. interpret from a different viewpoint

Word Usage

"In public, of course, they would fawn all over him as Canadians still do, and bring him cups of tea as he pours over the diaries of yet another dead American President, who he will then 'reinterpret' for the edification of the rest of the world in yet another heavy, unreadable book."

Verb Form

reinterprets

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

see interpret construe rede

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

interpret misinterpret