INTERPRET

Make sense of; assign a meaning to

Example: "What message do you see in this letter?"

Give an interpretation or explanation to

Give an interpretation or rendition of

Example: "The pianist rendered the beethoven sonata beautifully"

Create an image or likeness of

Example: "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"

Restate (words) from one language into another language

Example: "I have to translate when my in-laws from austria visit the u.s."

Make sense of a language

Example: "She understands french"