verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To interpret again. transitive

   "If you look at it that way, you can reinterpret all the old evidence so that it supports the new theory."

2. 2
   assign a new or different meaning to wordnet
3. 3
   interpret from a different viewpoint wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

re explainre-explain

Example

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"If you look at it that way, you can reinterpret all the old evidence so that it supports the new theory."

Etymology

From re- + interpret.

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