reinterpret
verb
re·in·ter·pret
ˌrē-ən-ˈtər-prət 
-pət
reinterpreted; reinterpreting; reinterprets
: to interpret again
specifically
: to give a new or different interpretation to
Examples of reinterpret in a Sentence
New information may force us to reinterpret the evidence.
The director wants to reinterpret the old play for a modern audience.
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Musicians borrow from the antecedents of people who have created and struggled, and that’s just being fed into new genres and reinterpreted into new ways of listening and enjoying music.
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Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
Many brands followed as fashion evolved, but Klein’s jeans remain a classic, reinterpreted for the future, while remaining true to its roots fifty years later.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Sourcing Journal, 28 Oct. 2024
Far from being the only ones to reinterpret the cowboy wardrobe, Lemaire, Egonlab, and Dsquared2 are also exploring the codes of the American West.
—Jessica Scemama, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2024
The label also introduced the Belle Vivier bag, a day bag inspired by 1930s luggage, and reinterpreted the Belle Vivier shoe, famously worn by Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour (1967), into a new ballerina shape.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2024
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Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
Many brands followed as fashion evolved, but Klein’s jeans remain a classic, reinterpreted for the future, while remaining true to its roots fifty years later.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Sourcing Journal, 28 Oct. 2024
Far from being the only ones to reinterpret the cowboy wardrobe, Lemaire, Egonlab, and Dsquared2 are also exploring the codes of the American West.
—Jessica Scemama, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2024
The label also introduced the Belle Vivier bag, a day bag inspired by 1930s luggage, and reinterpreted the Belle Vivier shoe, famously worn by Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour (1967), into a new ballerina shape.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Reinterpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinterpret. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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reinterpret
verb
re·in·ter·pret
ˌrē-ən-ˈtər-prət
: to interpret again
especially
: to give a new or different interpretation to
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