to reinterpret
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5.8
- verb
- /ˌriːɪnˈtɜːrprɪt/
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reinterpretar
- We do not so much forget the events of our past as we reinterpret and recontextualize them.
- reinterpret the past
- reinterpreting images
- reinterpret ideas
They actually reinterpret their behavior and call it a virtue.
- They actually reinterpret their behavior and call it a virtue.
- So you see how they were they were reinterpreting these Greek ideas.
- But if the old law isn't being put away, it's being reinterpreted and expanded.
- You know, yes, we can see some of the miracle stories may be reinterpreted.
- They look for one reason, they look at it and because it's full of ambiguity, they can reinterpret it and they see new things in it.
- I mean, first of all, maintaining that young earth view, it requires sort of dismissing or reinterpreting a lot of evidence that has been gathered, right?
- But more importantly, they are reinterpreting their constitution to give them much more latitude militarily.
- The second is safety reappraisal, really reinterpreting, reinforcing that these sensations that you're feeling are actually safe.
- And then he says, when that doesn't work, I just say to myself, reinterpret.
Examples
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Pena's art preserved ceremonial knowledge while reinterpreting it in a new medium.
Academic text (1994) -
Shakespeare's so infinite in its, um...ability to be different, to be reinterpreted continually.
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Why do we have to reinterpret the stuff that we have?
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But he would have had to reinterpret his own relations with women as well;
Fiction book (1997) -
You know, instead of making new things, let's look at what we already have and try and upcycle and reinterpret and change that.
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Because historians do that, they rewrite history and reinterpret the past.
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Each artist invited to participate in the show was given an extract from Colored Girls to reinterpret visually.
Academic text (2015) -
Moving the date back has forced archaeologists to reinterpret how the shift from Jomon to Yayoi took place.
Academic text (2008) -
For generations, his works have been read and reread, translated and reinterpreted, drawing admirers from around the world.
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Chef Oliver Glowig has earned a Michelin star by reinterpreting traditional Caprese dishes.
Synonyms
66
4.9
To give something a new meaning that changes how people see it
14
4.8
Change the way you think about something to see it in a better way
9
4.7
Think of something in a new way
9
5.6
Present an idea in a different form or style
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8.1
To think about something in a new way
1
8.3
Putting something in a new setting changes its meaning
To change what something means or how people see its worth
To describe something again in a different way to make it clearer
How Dismissive
332
3.0
∞
1.0
- Informal
10
5.8
∞
1.0
∞
3.6
367
3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reinterpret combines re- ('again') and interpret ('to explain the meaning of something'), so to reinterpret is to 'explain again' or give something a new meaning or view.