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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
reinterpret . - adjective
interpreted again
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Examples
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Doesn't the process of deciding whether the legislation should be disapplied involve doing precisely the same exercise as giving effect to the 'reinterpreted' legislation?
Vodafone 2 v HMRC 2009
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It also, on a practical level, seems to reduce Traditional magisterial teachings on salvation to theological semantics wherein prior teachings are de-emphasized, left unspoken, and "reinterpreted" in light of this "development" in theological thinking.
CONFIRMED 2009
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The HT representative on the program dismissed or "reinterpreted" findings I presented so as to not challenge the group's simplistic utopian ideology which holds liberty in contempt as morally decadent.
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The new Constitution that was narrowly ratified in 1993 was "reinterpreted" to allow the president to seek a third term.
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If the negligence argument stands, actions that were legal in previous generations can suddenly be "reinterpreted" to be against the law, again casting a wide net.
Aboriginal Activism 2008
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An EO issued by Clinton to ensure environmental justice for minority and low-income populations was 'reinterpreted' by the administration and broadened to include 'everyone' as a dodge on their specific responsibility to the disadvantaged populations who suffer greater exposure to environmental hazards than others.
Reversing Bush's Imposed Legacy in the Next Administration 2007
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Fichte, Hegel, Treitschke "reinterpreted" his doctrines and assimilated them to their own views.
A Special Supplement: The Question of Machiavelli Berlin, Isaiah 1971
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They were given espressos by the young secretary-barista whose skirt-and-top number was some kind of reinterpreted ravewear outfit toned down for a corporate workplace.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town Cory Doctorow
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Although I'm sure Mick Jones and the late Joe Strummer would cringe at the thought of having their punk anthem reinterpreted for a corporate event -- even an unconference like Stream2011 -- I must admit that these are the types of questions marketing managers are facing these days.
Alex Hultgren: Branded Content: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Alex Hultgren 2011
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Although I'm sure Mick Jones and the late Joe Strummer would cringe at the thought of having their punk anthem reinterpreted for a corporate event -- even an unconference like Stream2011 -- I must admit that these are the types of questions marketing managers are facing these days.
Alex Hultgren: Branded Content: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Alex Hultgren 2011
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