exegete UK /ˈɛksɪˌdʒiːt/US /ˈɛksəˌd͡ʒit/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, difficult passages, law, oracles, and similar obscure or esoteric sources.A text that could not speak to the present was dead, and the exegete had a duty to revive it. — 2009 verb1 •(chiefly religion) To interpret; to perform an exegesis on. formsexegeted · exegeting · exegetes