reinterpret
verb
re·in·ter·pret
ˌrē-ən-ˈtər-prət 
-pət
reinterpreted; reinterpreting; reinterprets
: to interpret again
specifically
: to give a new or different interpretation to
Examples of reinterpret in a Sentence
New information may force us to reinterpret the evidence.
The director wants to reinterpret the old play for a modern audience.
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
In 2024, Parliament was briefly suspended when Māori lawmakers performed a haka opposing the Treaty Principles Bill, which sought to reinterpret the 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Māori.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Immediately upon returning to office, in January, the president signed an executive order to reinterpret the Fourteenth Amendment to ban birthright citizenship, the legality of which is still being debated in the courts.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Poet John Greenleaf Whittier wrote his own homage to the Flying Dutchman as reinterpreted for the Dash.
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Reinterpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinterpret. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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reinterpret
verb
re·in·ter·pret
ˌrē-ən-ˈtər-prət
: to interpret again
especially
: to give a new or different interpretation to
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