Synonyms of translate

translate 1 of 2

verb (1)

tran(t)s-ˈlāt 

as in to summarize

to express something (as a text or statement) in different words

would you mind translating this German article for me?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summarize
• paraphrase
• rephrase
• restate
• reword
• reiterate
• recapitulate
• sum up
• boil down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quote
• repeat
• reproduce
• copy
• echo
• transcribe

translate (into)

2 of 2

verb (2)

as in to cause

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)

it remains to be seen whether the policy changes will translate into true progress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cause
• create
• bring
• generate
• prompt
• do
• produce
• work
• spawn
• result (in)
• draw on
• induce
• yield
• give rise to
• bring about
• invoke
• contribute (to)
• effect
• make
• effectuate
• bring forth
• bring on
• catalyze
• found
• breed
• beget
• encourage
• introduce
• conduce (to)
• occasion
• promote
• engender
• pioneer
• set up
• launch
• initiate
• determine
• begin
• establish
• develop
• forward
• turn out
• foster
• start
• decide
• institute
• inaugurate
• render
• cultivate
• further
• enact
• set
• father
• advance
• innovate
• nurture
• nourish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• limit
• restrict
• put down
• impede
• suppress
• check
• control
• subdue
• crush
• curb
• rein (in)
• stifle
• smother
• repress
• quash
• dampen
• retard
• crack down (on)
• inhibit
• arrest
• restrain
• quell
• clamp down (on)
• kill
• squash
• squelch
• destroy
• can
• abolish
• still
• liquidate
• snuff (out)
• extinguish
• demolish
• quench

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of translate

Verb

The treatise reflects a time when Dara was translating Hindu texts and exploring their connections with Islamic mystical ideas. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026

Hands-on work in the lab has traditionally been a bottleneck to translating designs into results. —Stephen D. Turner, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026

It is translated by Padres interpreter Jorge Merlos. —Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026

Tom Frieden, president and CEO of the global nonprofit Resolve to Save Lives and former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, praised the trial for translating the SPRINT findings to the groups that could benefit most. —Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 Apr. 2026

Phrases Containing translate

• translate (into)