In-tẽr'pret, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. INTERPRETED; p. pr. & vb. n. INTERPRETING.] [Fr. interpréter, Pr. & Sp. interpretar, It. interpretare, Lat. interpretari, from interpres, interpreter.]
Sense 1. To explain the meaning of; to expound; to translate into intelligible or familiar terms; to decipher; to define;—applied to language, and the like; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an Englishman.
Immanuel, which, being interpreted, is, God with us. Matt. i. 23.
Sense 2. To explain or unfold the intent or reasons of; to free from mystery or obscurity; to make clear; to unfold; to unravel; to explain; to define;—applied to visions, dreams, enigmas, and the like.
And Pharaoh told them his dreams; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. Gen. xli. 8.