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REINTERPRET

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Interpret from a different viewpoint

Synonyms:

re-explain; reinterpret

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

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)

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