v.
(interprets, interpreting, interpreted)
- explain the meaning of (words, actions, etc.).
▸translate orally the words of a person speaking a different language.
- perform (a creative work) in a way that conveys one's understanding of the creator's ideas.
▸understand as having a particular meaning or significance.
Derivative
- interpretability n.
- interpretable adj.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. interpreter or L. interpretari ‘explain, translate’, from interpres, interpret- ‘agent, translator, interpreter’.