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reinterpret

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To interpret again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

If you look at it that way, you can reinterpret all the old evidence so that it supports the new theory.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

verb

Meaning 2

assign a new or different meaning to

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: interpret, construe, see

verb

Meaning 3

interpret from a different viewpoint

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: re-explain

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rede, interpret

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English interpret English reinterpret From re- + interpret.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Danish: omfortolke — to interpret again
Finnish: uudelleentulkita — to interpret again
Finnish: tulkita uudelleen — to interpret again
French: réinterpréter — to interpret again
German: neu interpretieren — to interpret again
Hungarian: újraértelmez — to interpret again
Hungarian: átértelmez — to interpret again
Hungarian: átértékel — to interpret again
Italian: reinterpretare — to interpret again
Polish: reinterpretować — to interpret again
Romanian: reinterpreta — to interpret again
Spanish: reinterpretar — to interpret again
Swedish: omtolka — to interpret again

Word forms

Inflections and variants

reinterprets — present, singular, third-person
reinterpreting — participle, present
reinterpreted — participle, past
reinterpreted — past

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: reinterpretability, reinterpretable, reinterpreter

Related: reinterpretation

Semantic map

Other relationships

Hypernyms: interpret, construe, see, rede

Sources

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