All metaphrase synonyms
met·a·phrase
M m verb metaphrase
- interpret — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
- convert — If you convert a vehicle or piece of equipment, you change it so that it can use a different fuel.
- transcribe — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- render — to cause to be or become; make: to render someone helpless.
- put — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- spell out — to name, write, or otherwise give the letters, in order, of (a word, syllable, etc.): Did I spell your name right?
- turn — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- decipher — to determine the meaning of (something obscure or illegible)
- gloss — an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
- transpose — to change the relative position, order, or sequence of; cause to change places; interchange: to transpose the third and fourth letters of a word.
- decode — If you decode a message that has been written or spoken in a code, you change it into ordinary language.
- simplify — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
- reword — to put into other words: to reword a contract.
- paraphrase — a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
- construe — If something is construed in a particular way, its nature or meaning is interpreted in that way.
- transliterate — to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language: to transliterate the Greek Χ as ch.
- explain — Make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas.
- elucidate — Make (something) clear; explain.
- explicate — Analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail.
noun metaphrase
- rendering — Building Trades. a first coat of plaster for a masonry surface.
- version — a particular account of some matter, as from one person or source, contrasted with some other account: two different versions of the accident.
- adaptation — An adaptation of a book or play is a film or a television programme that is based on it.
- rendition — the act of rendering.
- reading — an act or instance of reading: Give the agreement a careful read before you sign it.
- transcription — the act or process of transcribing.
- crib — A crib is a bed for a small baby.
- construction — Construction is the building of things such as houses, factories, roads, and bridges.
- restatement — to state again or in a new way.
- key — a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
- simplification — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
- decoding — the act or the process of converting something from a coded form into a normal form
- rephrasing — to phrase again or differently: He rephrased the statement to give it less formality.
- transliteration — to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language: to transliterate the Greek Χ as ch.
- explanation — A statement or account that makes something clear.
- elucidation — Explanation that makes something clear; clarification.