interpret

Definition for interpret

verb as in make sense of; define

Strongest matches

clarify, construe, decipher, depict, describe, enact, explain, illustrate, portray, read, solve, translate, understand, view

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adapt, annotate, comment, commentate, decode, delineate, elucidate, exemplify, explicate, expound, gather, gloss, image, improvise, limn, mimic, paraphrase, perform, picture, play, reenact, render, represent, take

Weak matches

make of, spell out, throw light on

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He also noted a recent Supreme Court ruling that overturned the Chevron Doctrine, which allowed federal agencies to interpret the laws they administer.

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Now it’s up to the lower courts to interpret ambiguous laws.

From Los Angeles Times

He has said he would instruct federal agencies to interpret the amendment long-held to grant citizenship to any person born on U.S. soil to exclude "the future children of illegal aliens."

From Salon

A show about the law and the nine Supreme Court justices who interpret it for the rest of America.

From Slate

Supreme Court restricted the executive branch’s ability to interpret congressional laws, limiting the scope of potential Trump actions.

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