Meaning & use
Reinterpret
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to explain or understand something again in a new or different way
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Modern directors often reinterpret Shakespeare's plays in contemporary settings.
The court was asked to reinterpret the statute in light of new evidence.
A note on using this word
Common in the arts and law, where the same original text, law, or artwork can yield strikingly different meanings depending on who reinterprets it and when.
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