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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The Doctor is a character, like Hamlet or Willy Loman, Dolly Levi or the Phantom of the Opera, who exists not to be defined by any one actor but to be inhabited and reinterpreted by a dizzying array of performers.
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Here, Lacour reinterprets the crime through a modern lens.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Here, Lacour reinterprets the crime through a modern lens.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
See all Example Sentences for reinterpret
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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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