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Definition of reinterpret verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

reinterpret

verb
 
/ˌriːɪnˈtɜːprət/
 
/ˌriːɪnˈtɜːrprət/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they reinterpret
 
/ˌriːɪnˈtɜːprət/
 
/ˌriːɪnˈtɜːrprət/
he / she / it reinterprets
 
/ˌriːɪnˈtɜːprəts/
 
/ˌriːɪnˈtɜːrprəts/
past simple reinterpreted
 
/ˌriːɪnˈtɜːprətɪd/
 
/ˌriːɪnˈtɜːrprətɪd/
past participle reinterpreted
 
/ˌriːɪnˈtɜːprətɪd/
 
/ˌriːɪnˈtɜːrprətɪd/
-ing form reinterpreting
 
/ˌriːɪnˈtɜːprətɪŋ/
 
/ˌriːɪnˈtɜːrprətɪŋ/
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  1. reinterpret something to interpret something in a new or different way
    • This new production radically reinterprets the play.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryReinterpret is used with these nouns as the object:
    • tradition
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