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reinterpret en · VERB

Pronunciation

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.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To interpret again.
    • If you look at it that way, you can reinterpret all the old evidence so that it supports the new theory.
    • Isopoll maps can be reinterpreted to show the migration of a particular genus or ecotone through time by isochrones (equal time lines). 2013, Raymond S. Bradley, Paleoclimatology: Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary, page 420:
    • On a recent morning, which started by stirring a pot and ended with pouring a drink, Mr. Alexander offered his ideas on rye’s resurgence, reinterpreting the classics and creating the perfect winter cocktail. 2010 December 25, Meribah Knight, “Bartender, I’d Like a Classic, or Maybe a Specialty Drink”, in The New York Times:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
reinterpreted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
reinterpreted Tense=Past lexicographic
reinterpreting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
reinterprets Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

reinterpretable · reinterpreter · reinterpretability

Relateds

reinterpretation

Translations (13)

da omfortolke (to interpret again) · fi tulkita uudelleen (to interpret again) · fi uudelleentulkita (to interpret again) · hu újraértelmez (to interpret again) · it reinterpretare (to interpret again) · ro reinterpreta (to interpret again) · hu átértelmez (to interpret again) · fr réinterpréter (to interpret again) · hu átértékel (to interpret again) · pl reinterpretować (to interpret again) · es reinterpretar (to interpret again) · de neu interpretieren (to interpret again) · sv omtolka (to interpret again)