Interpret > define

• (v.t.) To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation; as, an actor interprets the character of Hamlet; a musician interprets a sonata; an artist interprets a landscape.
• (v.i.) To act as an interpreter.
• (v.t.) To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applied especially to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech.

verb

• Make sense of; assign a meaning to.
  • usage: "What message do you see in this letter"; "How do you interpret his behavior"
  • synonyms: construe, see
• Give an interpretation or explanation to.
  • synonyms: rede
• Give an interpretation or rendition of.
  • usage: "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"
  • synonyms: render
• Create an image or likeness of.
  • usage: "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
  • synonyms: represent
• Restate (words) from one language into another language.
  • usage: "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U. S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U. N."
  • synonyms: translate, render
• Make sense of a language.
  • usage: "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek"
  • synonyms: understand, read, translate