interpret

To explain the meaning of: synonym: explain.

To understand the significance of; construe.

To present or conceptualize the meaning of by means of art or criticism.

To translate from one language into another.

To serve as an interpreter for speakers of different languages.

To expound the meaning or significance of, as by translation or explanation; elucidate or unfold, as foreign or obscure language, a mystery, etc.; make plain or intelligible.

To show the purport of; develop or make clear by representation: as, to interpret a drama or a character by action on the stage.

To construe; attribute a given meaning to: as, the company interpreted his silence unfavorably.

Synonyms Render, Construe, etc. (see translate); Expound, Elucidate, etc. (see explain).

To practise interpretation; make an interpretation or explanation; tell or determine what something signifies.