interpret away
interpret away · interprets away · interpreted away · interpreting away
To smooth out undesired concepts and teachings in a text, often one of fundamental…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.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)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.
While there is much room for reassessing the specifics, the basic fact that the Bible teaches some form of patriarchy cannot be interpreted away.
Forms
interprets away, interpreting away, interpreted away, interpreted away| Base form | interpret away · to interpret away |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | interprets away |
| Present participle | interpreting away |
| Past simple | interpreted away |
| Past participle | interpreted away |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb