Interpret
Interpret , transitive verb
[French interprêter, Latin interpretari, p. p. interpretatus, from interpres interpeter, agent, negotiator; inter between + (prob.) the root of pretium price. See Price.]
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.
Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
And Pharaoh told them his dreams; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
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.
Interpret , intransitive verb
To act as an interpreter. — Shakespeare