interpret in WordNet English dictionary

1. make sense of; assign a meaning to
   "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
   interpret  construe  see 
   
2. make sense of a language
   "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"
   understand  read  interpret  translate 
   
3. give an interpretation or explanation to
   rede  interpret 
   
4. restate (words) from one language into another language
   "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."
   translate  interpret  render 
   
5. give an interpretation or rendition of
   "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"
   interpret  render 
   
6. create an image or likeness of
   "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
   represent  interpret