interpret (
http://definr.com/interpret)
v 1: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see
in this letter?" "How do you interpret his behavior?"
[syn:
construe,
see]
2: give an interpretation or explanation to
3: give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist
rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully" [syn:
render]
4: create an image or likeness of, in art [syn:
represent]
5: restate (words) from one language into another language; "I
have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the
U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting
dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"
[syn:
translate,
render]
6: make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you
read Greek?" [syn:
understand,
read,
translate]