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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Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
As a photographer of theatre people, Varda had taught herself to direct her subjects, to create moments that didn’t merely document but also reinterpreted plays for the camera.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 July 2025
Bánh mì, Vietnam A culinary remnant of French colonialism, the baguette sandwich was reinterpreted to their own taste by the Vietnamese.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
The first piece visitors saw was a striking work by the artist Anina Major, which reinterpreted the weaving techniques passed down by generations of enslaved people of West African origin in the Bahamas into glazed stoneware.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for reinterpret
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“Reinterpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinterpret. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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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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