reinterpretre‧in‧ter‧pret /ˌriːɪnˈtɜːprɪt $ -ˈtɜːrp-/ verb [transitive] formalto think about something, show something, perform something etc in a new way: The book reinterprets the Dracula legend.—reinterpretation /ˌriɪntɜːprəˈteɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]