1.VerbTo impart meaning where it is not obvious or does not exist.
"It was just a passing remark; you're reading too much into it."
2.VerbTo reveal a non-obvious or hidden aspect of a plan or situation to (a person).
3.VerbTo establish that a legislative text should be understood to include certain words or concepts not explicitly found there, by necessary implication and/or to obey constitutional imperatives or similar.
"The Supreme Court of Canada read "sexual orientation" into section 15 of the Charter of Rights in Egan v. Canada."