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Definition
to understand or explain something in a particular way — often the meaning or significance of something
- They looked hard and purposeful, and Goodwife Cruff's eyes glittered toward Kit with contempt and something else she could not interpret.p. 197.5
interpret = understand
(editor's note: In this context, contempt means "lack of respect for someone thought inferior.")
(editor's note: In this context, contempt means "lack of respect for someone thought inferior.")
- "Don't forget, your aunt has been away from England for a long time."
Kit was aware again of that intangible warning that she could not interpret.p. 20.9 - But Dr. Bulkeley says that Connecticut has misinterpreted the charter.p. 70.9
interpret = understand
misinterpreted = wrongly understood
(Editor's note: The prefix "mis-" in misinterpreted means wrong and reverses the meaning of interpreted. This is the same pattern you see in words like misunderstand, misbehave, and misuse.)
(Editor's note: The prefix "mis-" in misinterpreted means wrong and reverses the meaning of interpreted. This is the same pattern you see in words like misunderstand, misbehave, and misuse.)
There are no more uses of "interpret" in The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
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