1.make sense of; assign a meaning to;
What message do you see in this letter?
2.give an interpretation or explanation to
3.give an interpretation or rendition of;
The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully
4.create an image or likeness of;
The painter represented his wife as a young girl
5.restate (words) from one language into another language;
I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.
6.make sense of a language;
She understands French