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interpret vs reinterpret

reinterpret vs interpret

interpret and reinterpret both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
interpret No No Yes No
reinterpret No No Yes No
As verbs, reinterpret is a hyponym of interpret; that is, reinterpret is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than interpret:
  • interpret: make sense of; assign a meaning to
  • reinterpret: assign a new or different meaning to
Other hyponyms of interpret include be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand, read between the lines, mythicise, mythicize, literalise, literalize, spiritualise, spiritualize, allegorise, allegorize, read, take, read, read, scan, draw out, educe, elicit, evoke, extract.
As verbs, reinterpret is a hyponym of interpret; that is, reinterpret is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than interpret:
  • interpret: give an interpretation or explanation to
  • reinterpret: interpret from a different viewpoint
Other hyponyms of interpret include moralise, moralize, deconstruct, re-explain, commentate, misinterpret, annotate, comment, gloss, commentate.
interpret (verb) reinterpret (verb)
make sense of; assign a meaning to assign a new or different meaning to
make sense of a language interpret from a different viewpoint
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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