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INTERPRETED
interpreted, taken
(adjective) understood in a certain way; made sense of; “a word taken literally”; “a smile taken as consent”; “an open door interpreted as an invitation”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
interpreted
simple past tense and past participle of interpret
Source: Wiktionary
INTERPRET
In*ter"pret, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interpreted; p. pr. & vb. n. Interpreting.] Etym: [F. interprĂŞter, L. interpretari, p. p. interpretatus, fr. interpre interpeter, agent, negotiator; inter between + (prob.) the root of pretium price. See Price.]
1. To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applied esp. to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech. Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Matt. i. 23. And Pharaoh told them his dreams; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. Gen. xli. 8.
2. To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation; as, an actor interprets the character of Hamlet; a musician interprets a sonata; an artist interprets a landscape.
Syn.
– To translate; explain; solve; render; expound; elucidate; decipher; unfold; unravel.
In*ter"pret, v. i.
Definition: To act as an interpreter. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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