"interpret away" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-interpret away.ogg [Australia] Forms: interprets away [present, singular, third-person], interpreting away [participle, present], interpreted away [participle, past], interpreted away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} interpret away (third-person singular simple present interprets away, present participle interpreting away, simple past and past participle interpreted away)
  1. (idiomatic, transitive) 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. Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-interpret_away-en-verb-8R6JBZvg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away)

Inflected forms

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