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retranslate

retranslate verb: to translate again or anew.

Verb

retranslate (third-person singular simple present retranslates, present participle retranslating, simple past and past participle retranslated)

  1. (transitive) To translate again or anew.
    • Unfortunately, after re-translating the society's transcription of the Coptic text, I have found that the actual meaning is vastly different. While National Geographic's translation supported the provocative interpretation of Judas as a hero, a more careful reading makes clear that Judas is not...2007 December 2, April D. DeConick, “What the Gospel of Judas really says”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2011, Essay

Forms of retranslate

third-person singular presentretranslates
present participleretranslating
past participleretranslated
pastretranslated
alternative formre-translate

Origin of retranslate

From re- + translate.

Words formed from retranslate

Questions about retranslate

What does retranslate mean?
Retranslate means to translate again or anew.
What part of speech is retranslate?
Retranslate is a verb.
What is the past tense of retranslate?
The past tense of retranslate is retranslated.

Words near retranslate in the dictionary

  1. retransitivize
  2. retransitivized
  3. retransitivizes
  4. retransitivizing
  5. retransits
  6. retranslate
  7. retranslated
  8. retranslates
  9. retranslating
  10. retranslation
  11. retranslations

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