Interpret

v. explain, clarify, elucidate; orally translate from one language to another; understand or explain in a particular way; act out a part in a particular fashion

Interpreting or interpretation is the intellectual activity that consists of facilitating oral or sign language communication, either simultaneously or consecutively, between two or among three or more speakers who are not speaking, or signing, the same language. The words interpreting and interpretation both can be used to refer to this activity, the word interpreting is commonly used in the profession and in the translation studies field in avoiding the other meanings of the word interpretation. It should not be confused with heritage interpretation, which refers to the communication of natural and cultural heritage themes, messages and stories.
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Verb
1. make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
(synonym) construe, see
(hypernym) understand
(hyponym) misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss
(verb-group) see, consider, reckon, view, regard
(derivation) interpretation
2. give an interpretation or explanation to
(hypernym) explain, explicate
(hyponym) moralize, moralise
(derivation) interpretation
3. give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"
(synonym) render
(hypernym) perform, execute, do
(hyponym) sing
(derivation) interpretation, interpreting, rendition, rendering
(classification) performing arts
4. create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
(synonym) represent
(hypernym) re-create
(hyponym) sensualize, carnalize
(derivation) rendition, rendering, interpretation
(classification) art, artistic creation, artistic production
5. restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N."
(synonym) translate, render
(hypernym) repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell
(hyponym) retranslate
(verb-group) translate
(derivation) interpreter, translator
6. make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"
(synonym) understand, read, translate
(hypernym) understand

n. performer, one who performs; actor

(v. t.)
To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applied esp. to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech.
  

(v. t.)
To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation; as, an actor interprets the character of Hamlet; a musician interprets a sonata; an artist interprets a landscape.
  

(v. i.)
To act as an interpreter.