interpretable

in·ter·pret

 (ĭn-tûr′prĭt)

v. in·ter·pret·ed, in·ter·pret·ing, in·ter·prets

v.tr.

1. To explain the meaning of: The newspapers interpreted the ambassador's speech as an attempt at making peace. See Synonyms at explain.

2. To understand the significance of; construe: interpreted his smile to be an agreement; interpreted the open door as an invitation.

3. To present or conceptualize the meaning of by means of art or criticism: The actor interpreted the character with great subtlety.

4. To translate from one language into another: interpreted the ambassador's remarks for the assembly.

v.intr.

To serve as an interpreter for speakers of different languages.

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[Middle English interpreten, from Old French interpreter, from Latin interpretārī, from interpres, interpret-, negotiator, explainer; see per- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·ter′pret·a·bil′i·ty, in·ter′pret·a·ble·ness n.

in·ter′pret·a·ble adj.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

interpretable - capable of being understood; "explainable phenomena" explainable explicable - capable of being explicated or accounted for; "explicable behavior"

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interpretable

adjective

Capable of being explained or accounted for:

accountable, decipherable, explainable, explicable, illustratable.

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