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interpret

Definition for interpret
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Example Sentences

Prostate Cancer UK said it had significant concerns about the sale of the tests given their "questionable accuracy" and the absence of a doctor to interpret the results.

From BBC

At the time, the EPA interpreted the order to mean that the initial cleanup of hazardous material had to be completed by Feb. 25.

So far only the UK and France have publicly committed troops towards policing any potential peace deal in Ukraine, and his comments were interpreted by many as having been a jibe at both countries.

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Our sense is that there’s a lot of confusion about how to interpret these orders and when these orders actually apply.

Before it reaches the voters and the viewers at home, it has to be interpreted through the media, which will inherently always have its own agendas and biases.

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What are other ways to say interpret?

To interpret is to give the meaning of something by paraphrase, by translation, or by an explanation based on personal opinion: to interpret a poem or a symbol. To expound is to give a methodical, detailed, scholarly explanation of something, usually Scriptures, doctrines, or philosophy: to expound the doctrine of free will. To explain is to make plain, clear, or intelligible something that is not known or understood: to explain a theory or a problem. To elucidate is to throw light on what before was dark and obscure, usually by illustration and commentary and sometimes by elaborate explanation: They asked him to elucidate his statement. 

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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