Reinterpreted

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Explained or understood differently from the original interpretation
2. Viewed or analyzed with a fresh perspective that changes the initial meaning
3. Examined or presented again with an altered or updated understanding

Etymology: "Reinterpreted" is the past tense and past participle of "reinterpret," a verb built from the prefix "re-" ("again," "anew") and "interpret." The base verb "interpret" came into English from Latin "interpretari," meaning to explain or translate, and before that from "interpres," a go-between or negotiator, so the core idea is of someone standing between two parties and carrying meaning across. Adding "re-" gives the sense of taking something already explained or understood and reading it afresh, so that it acquires a different significance. The prefix is the same productive Latin element found in "rewrite" or "rethink," and "reinterpret" follows that pattern, applying a new reading to a text, a law, an event or a piece of music that was previously understood in another way.

Synonyms: redefined, reassessed, reexamined, revalued, revised