CEFR C1

reinterpret

verb

Meaning

Give a new or different meaning to something that has already been understood or explained.

Historians continue to reinterpret the causes of the war as more documents become available.
The director chose to reinterpret the classic play with a modern, futuristic setting.

Synonyms: rethink, reassess, reframe, construe

verb

Pronunciation: /ˌriːɪnˈtɜːrprɪt/

Give a new or different meaning to something that has already been understood or explained.

Historians continue to reinterpret the causes of the war as more documents become available.
The director chose to reinterpret the classic play with a modern, futuristic setting.
You might reinterpret her silence as agreement, but she was actually just deep in thought.

reinterpret something as something (collocation): to assign a new meaning to an existing fact or event — "He tried to reinterpret her criticism as a sign of professional concern."
be reinterpreted by (collocation): passive construction used when the agent of the change is known — "The data was reinterpreted by the research team after the error was found."

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