interpreting away

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.
   • While there is much room for reassessing the specifics, the basic fact that the Bible teaches some form of patriarchy cannot be interpreted away.