interpret away
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To smooth out undesired concepts and teachings in a text, often one of fundamental importance to a religion or ideology, by interpreting that text contrary to its spirit or original meaning.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "While there is much room for reassessing the specifics, the basic fact that the Bible teaches some form of patriarchy cannot be interpreted away."