make sense of; assign a meaning to; What message do you see in this letter?; How do you interpret his behavior?

[ Syn: construe , see ]

give an interpretation or explanation to

[ Syn: rede ]

give an interpretation or rendition of; The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully

[ Syn: render ]

create an image or likeness of; The painter represented his wife as a young girl

[ Syn: represent ]

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; He translates for the U.N.

[ Syn: translate , render ]

make sense of a language; She understands French; Can you read Greek?

[ Syn: understand , read , translate ]