Reinterpret
(verb)
To explain or understand something in a new or different way.
Origin:
From re- (again) + interpret (to explain or understand something in a particular way).
Examples:
- The artist's intention was to reinterpret the classic painting in a contemporary context.
- The court's decision to reinterpret the law has caused much debate among legal experts.
- The historian's job is to reinterpret the past for the present.
- The new translation reinterpreted the original poem in a way that changed its meaning.
- The movie reinterpreted the popular novel in a way that disappointed fans of the book.