read into
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.44 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To establish that a legislative text should be understood to include certain words or concepts not explicitly found there, by necessary implication and/or to obey constitutional imperatives or similar.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "It was just a passing remark; you're reading too much into it."
- ""I didn't realize Professor Uptrobar had been read into the mission." "Is that code for 'you were not authorized to read Professor Uptrobar into the mission?'""
- "The Supreme Court of Canada read "sexual orientation" into section 15 of the Charter of Rights in Egan v. Canada."