100 Best Synonyms for “Translate”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	abstract	Summarize essential meaning.
2.	adapt	Modify for another audience or medium.
3.	anglicize	Make English in form or style.
4.	annotate	Add explanatory notes to.
5.	arabize	Make Arabic in form or style.
6.	articulate	Express clearly in words.
7.	characterize	Describe in a particular way.
8.	clarify	Make meaning easier to understand.
9.	comment on	Explain or interpret something.
10.	communicate	Make information understood.
11.	construe	Interpret the meaning of something.
12.	convert	Change into another form or language.
13.	convey	Communicate meaning or feeling.
14.	couch	Express in a particular style.
15.	decipher	Make hidden or unclear meaning understandable.
16.	decode	Convert from code into plain meaning.
17.	decrypt	Convert encrypted text into plain text.
18.	define	State the meaning of.
19.	demystify	Make something easier to understand.
20.	describe	Give an account in words.
21.	digest	Summarize and present briefly.
22.	dub	Replace speech with another language.
23.	elucidate	Explain something clearly.
24.	english	Put into English.
25.	exegete	Interpret a text critically.
26.	explain	Make the meaning clear.
27.	explicate	Explain meaning in detail.
28.	exposit	Explain or set forth.
29.	expound	Explain in detail.
30.	express	Put meaning into words.
31.	foreignize	Preserve foreign features in translation.
32.	formulate	Express carefully or systematically.
33.	frame	Express from a particular angle.
34.	frenchify	Make French in character.
35.	gallicize	Make French in form or style.
36.	germanize	Make German in form or style.
37.	globalize	Adapt for worldwide use.
38.	gloss	Explain or give a brief translation.
39.	hellenize	Make Greek in form or style.
40.	hispanicize	Make Spanish in form or style.
41.	illuminate	Make meaning clearer.
42.	interlinearize	Provide line-by-line translation.
43.	internationalize	Prepare for multiple languages or regions.
44.	interpret	Explain or convert spoken language.
45.	italianize	Make Italian in form or style.
46.	japanize	Make Japanese in form or style.
47.	latinize	Put into Latin form or script.
48.	lay out	Explain or arrange clearly.
49.	literalize	Make more literal in wording.
50.	localize	Adapt language for a local audience.
51.	make clear	Explain so it is understood.
52.	make plain	Explain simply and clearly.
53.	make sense of	Find understandable meaning in.
54.	mediate	Facilitate communication between languages.
55.	metaphrase	Translate word for word.
56.	metrify	Put into metrical form.
57.	modernize	Update into modern form.
58.	musicalize	Adapt into musical form.
59.	naturalize	Adapt to local usage.
60.	novelize	Adapt into novel form.
61.	operationalize	Turn a concept into measurable terms.
62.	paraphrase	Restate using different words.
63.	parse	Analyze and interpret language.
64.	phrase	Word in a particular way.
65.	portray	Represent in words or images.
66.	prosify	Turn into prose.
67.	put	Express in a particular wording.
68.	read	Interpret in a particular way.
69.	recapitulate	Restate the main points.
70.	recode	Convert into another code.
71.	relay	Pass on a message.
72.	render	Express in another language or form.
73.	rephrase	Express again in different words.
74.	restate	Say again in another way.
75.	reword	Put into different words.
76.	say	Express using words.
77.	set out	Explain or present clearly.
78.	shed light on	Make something clearer.
79.	simplify	Make easier to understand.
80.	sinicize	Make Chinese in form or style.
81.	spell out	Explain clearly and explicitly.
82.	state	Express formally or clearly.
83.	summarize	State briefly in condensed form.
84.	take	Interpret in a specified way.
85.	transcode	Convert digital data between formats.
86.	transcribe	Write out in another script or form.
87.	transliterate	Convert letters into another alphabet.
88.	transmit	Send or communicate information.
89.	transpose	Shift into another form or key.
90.	turn	Change into another language or form.
91.	understand	Interpret the intended meaning.
92.	unpack	Explain meaning in detail.
93.	unravel	Make a difficult meaning clear.
94.	unscramble	Decode or put into clear order.
95.	update	Put into current form.
96.	verbalize	Express in spoken words.
97.	vernacularize	Put into everyday local language.
98.	versify	Turn into verse.
99.	voice	Express in words.
100.	word	Express using chosen words.