interpret

 
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtəːprɪt/

verb (interprets, interpreting, interpreted)

[with object]
  • 1explain the meaning of (information or actions): the evidence is difficult to interpret
  • understand (an action, mood, or way of behaving) as having a particular meaning: he would no longer interpret her silence as indifference
  • perform (a dramatic role or piece of music) in a way that conveys one’s understanding of the creator’s ideas: interpreting the music well takes hours of listening and experimentation
  • 2 [no object] translate orally or into sign language the words of a person speaking a different language: I agreed to interpret for Jean-Claude

Derivatives

interpretability

Pronunciation: /-təˈbɪlɪti/
noun

interpretable

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French interpreter or Latin interpretari 'explain, translate', from interpres, interpret- 'agent, translator, interpreter'