Meanings
How to pronounce "interpret away":
AU
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.
Example: "While there is much room for reassessing the specifics, the basic fact that the Bible teaches some form of patriarchy cannot be interpreted away."
Example Sentences
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He always tends to interpret away the criticism and only focuses on the positive feedback.
2
Instead of taking things at face value, she prefers to interpret away and find hidden meanings in everything.
3
The professor encouraged his students to question and interpret away the theories presented in the textbook.
4
She has a tendency to interpret away compliments, believing that people don't really mean what they say.
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Rather than accepting the poem as it is, she chose to interpret away and share her own analysis of its verses.
