REDE
Dictionary entry overview: What does rede mean?
• REDE (verb)
The verb REDE has 2 senses:
1. give an interpretation or explanation to
2. give advice to
Familiarity information: REDE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• REDE (verb)
Meaning:
Give an interpretation or explanation to
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
rede; interpret
Hypernyms (to "rede" is one way to...):
explain; explicate (make plain and comprehensible)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rede"):
annotate; comment; gloss (provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases)
misinterpret (interpret falsely)
commentate (serve as a commentator, as in sportscasting)
re-explain; reinterpret (interpret from a different viewpoint)
deconstruct (interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing)
moralise; moralize (interpret the moral meaning of)
commentate (make a commentary on)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Give advice to
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
advise; counsel; rede
Context examples:
The teacher counsels troubled students / The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud
Hypernyms (to "rede" is one way to...):
discuss; hash out; talk over (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rede"):
exhort; press; urge; urge on (force or impel in an indicated direction)
contraindicate (make a treatment inadvisable)
consult (advise professionally)
propound (put forward, as of an idea)
misadvise; misguide (give bad advice to)
tip; tip off (give insider information or advise to)
admonish; discourage; monish; warn (admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior)
deter; dissuade (turn away from by persuasion)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
