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interpret vs literalise

literalise vs interpret

interpret and literalise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
interpret No No Yes No
literalise No No Yes No
As verbs, literalise is a hyponym of interpret; that is, literalise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than interpret:
  • interpret: make sense of; assign a meaning to
  • literalise: make literal
Other hyponyms of interpret include be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand, read between the lines, mythicise, mythicize, literalize, spiritualise, spiritualize, reinterpret, allegorise, allegorize, read, take, read, read, scan, draw out, educe, elicit, evoke, extract.
interpret (verb) literalise (verb)
make sense of; assign a meaning to make literal
make sense of a language
give an interpretation or explanation to
restate (words) from one language into another language
give an interpretation or rendition of
create an image or likeness of
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