interpret away (English, verb)
expansion: interpret away (third-person singular simple present interprets away, present participle interpreting away, simple past and past participle interpreted away)
Senses:
glosses: 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
Forms:
form: interprets away
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: interpreting away
tags: participle
present
form: interpreted away
tags: participle
past
form: interpreted away
tags: past