n :  the act or result of giving an explanation of something < of the symptoms of disease>  : esp  :  an explanation in understandable terms to a patient in psychotherapy of the deeper meaning according to psychological theory of the material related and the behavior exhibited by the patient during treatment in*ter*pret vt in*ter*pre*tive or  in*ter*pre*ta*tive  adj 
 
   
 
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