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REINTERPRET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reinterpret mean? 

REINTERPRET (verb)
  The verb REINTERPRET has 2 senses:

1. interpret from a different viewpointplay

2. assign a new or different meaning toplay

  Familiarity information: REINTERPRET used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


REINTERPRET (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they reinterpret  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it reinterprets  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: reinterpreted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: reinterpreted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: reinterpreting  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Interpret from a different viewpoint

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

re-explain; reinterpret

Hypernyms (to "reinterpret" is one way to...):

interpret; rede (give an interpretation or explanation to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

reinterpretation (a new or different interpretation)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Assign a new or different meaning to

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "reinterpret" is one way to...):

construe; interpret; see (make sense of; assign a meaning to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence examples:

They won't reinterpret the story
Sam and Sue reinterpret the movie

Derivation:

reinterpretation (a new or different meaning)


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