INTERPRET

verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French ~er, from Latin ~ari, from ~-, interpres agent, negotiator, ~er Date: 14th century transitive verb to explain or tell the meaning of ; present in understandable terms , to conceive in the light of individual belief, judgment, or circumstance ; construe , to represent by means of art ; bring to realization by performance or direction , intransitive verb to act as an ~er between speakers of different languages, see: explain ~ability noun ~able adjective