interpret
interpret is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.And Pharaoh told them his dreams; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. Gen. xli.
- 2.2. 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.
- 3.To act as an interpreter. Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- acknowledge
- acknowledgment
- answer
- antiphon
- antiphony
- because
- cause
- clue
- conclusive
- counter
- determine
- discover
- discovery
- echo
- eureka
- explain
- explanation
- fathom
- for
- give
- hunt
- indication
- inquire
- oracle
- out
- password
- rationale
- rebut
- rebutter
- record
- rejoin
- rejoinder
- repartee
- replication
- reply
- rescript
- rescription
- respond
- respondent
- response
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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