interpret

/in-ˈtər-prət/

Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French interpreter, from Latin interpretari, from interpret-, interpres agent, negotiator, interpreter

verb

  1. to explain or tell the meaning of : present in understandable terms

  2. to conceive in the light of individual belief, judgment, or circumstance : construe

  3. to represent by means of art : bring to realization by performance or direction

interpret dreams

explain expound explicate elucidate interpret mean to make something clear or understandable. explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known. expound implies a careful often elaborate explanation.