Synonyms of translate

translate

verb

tran(t)s-ˈlāt 

as in to summarize

to express something (as a text or statement) in different words

would you mind translating this German article for me?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summarize
• paraphrase
• rephrase
• restate
• reword
• reiterate
• recapitulate
• sum up
• boil down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quote
• repeat
• reproduce
• copy
• echo
• transcribe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of translate

Omelchenko appreciates the study authors’ ability to translate math to real life but notes that fully evaluating the possibilities of new stitches by using torus diagrams would be impractically expensive to compute. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

If a management layer primarily exists to collect information, summarize it, translate it, carry it upward, and distribute it downward, then AI makes that role easier to question. — Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Karen, the Law&Crime podcast and an Audible Original, set the standard for telling this story and is exactly the kind of IP that translates powerfully to television. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

But what Loran did not understand was the intention behind Lichtenstein’s painting, whose purpose was not to transform Loran’s diagram but to translate it to a new venue and consider whether its meaning changed along the way. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing translate

• translate (into)