°To
explain or tell the meaning of; to
expound; to
translate orally into intelligible or
familiar language or terms; to
decipher; to define; -- applied especially 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."
°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.
synonyms:
translate, explain, solve, render
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, expound, elucidate, decipher, unfold, unravel