Interpreted

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Interpret \In*ter"pret\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interpreted}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Interpreting}.] [F. interpr[^e]ter, L.
     interpretari, p. p. interpretatus, fr. interpres interpeter,
     agent, negotiator; inter between + (prob.) the root of
     pretium price. See {Price}.]
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     1. To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to
        translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or
        terms; to decipher; to define; -- applied esp. to
        language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries,
        etc.; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an
        Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech.
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              Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
                                                    --Matt. i. 23.
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              And Pharaoh told them his dreams; but there was none
              that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. --Gen. xli.
                                                    8.
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     2. To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by
        illustrative representation; as, an actor interprets the
        character of Hamlet; a musician interprets a sonata; an
        artist interprets a landscape.
  
     Syn: To translate; explain; solve; render; expound;
          elucidate; decipher; unfold; unravel.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  interpreted
       adj : understood in a certain way; made sense of; "a word taken
             literally"; "a smile taken as consent"; "an open door
             interpreted as an invitation" [syn: {taken}]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  interpreted
       
          {interpreter}