Dictionary Check: translate

"translate" is a valid word!

Scrabble 9 points
Words with Friends 11 points

Definition

verb

restate (words) from one language into another language

Example: "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."
Synonyms:
verb

change from one form or medium into another

Example: "Braque translated collage into oil"
Synonyms:
verb

make sense of a language

Example: "She understands French"
verb

bring to a certain spiritual state

verb

change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation

verb

be equivalent in effect

Example: "the growth in income translates into greater purchasing power"

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