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interpret
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to make plain or understandable
- a passage in the poem that scholars haven't been able to interpret to everyone's satisfaction
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to present a portrayal or performance of
- The actor interpreted the role of Fletcher Christian in a challengingly new way.
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explain, expound, explicate, elucidate, interpret mean to make something clear or understandable. explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known.
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- explain the rules
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- expounding a scientific theory
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- explicate a poem
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- elucidate an obscure passage
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- interpreting a work of art
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