retranslate

verb

re·​trans·​late ˌrē-tran(t)s-ˈlāt How to pronounce retranslate (audio)
-tranz-
retranslated; retranslating; retranslates

transitive verb

: to translate (a translation) into another language
also : to give a new form to

intransitive verb

: to retranslate something
retranslation noun

Examples of retranslate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The most obvious embodiment of this trend was the Saturday headliner Billie Eilish, who has achieved superstar status by seeming to retranslate the great American songbook into occult-ritual hymns. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2022 The expert retranslated a primary record of the Grayback’s sinking and found that the longitude differed from a record created in 1946. Fox News, 11 Nov. 2019 Errors are a danger, especially when words are retranslated from English into other languages. New York Times, 4 July 2019 Knopf has taken the trouble of having some of the other books retranslated into English for their rerelease. Janet Maslin, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2018 This question made me rethink — and retranslate — the Korean greeting, and realize how hasehyo could be taken as a more forceful verb, insinuating a command. Nami Mun, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of retranslate was in 1750

Dictionary Entries Near retranslate

Cite this Entry

“Retranslate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retranslate. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

retranslate

verb
re·​trans·​late ˌrē-tran(t)s-ˈlāt How to pronounce retranslate (audio)
-tranz-
: to translate into another language
retranslated the German translation into English
retranslation noun
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