misquote
11misquote — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. miscite, misrepresent; twist, garble, distort. See distortion, falsehood. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. distort, overstate, misrepresent; see exaggerate …
12misquote — mis|quote [ˌmısˈkwəut] v [T] to make a mistake in reporting what someone else has said ▪ Dr Hall said he had been misquoted in the press. >misquotation [ˌmıskwəuˈteıʃən US kwou ] n [U and C] …
13misquote — mis|quote [ mıs kwout ] verb transitive to report wrongly what someone said or wrote: The governor claimed she had been misquoted in the article. ╾ mis|quote [ mıs,kwout ] noun count …
14misquote — [[t]mɪ̱skwo͟ʊt[/t]] misquotes, misquoting, misquoted VERB If someone is misquoted, something that they have said or written is repeated incorrectly. [be V ed] He claimed that he had been misquoted and he threatened to sue the magazine for libel …
15misquote — mɪs kwəʊt v. quote inaccurately, distort another person s words …
16misquote — verb quote inaccurately. noun an inaccurate quote. Derivatives misquotation noun …
17misquote — verb (T) to make a mistake in reporting what someone else has said: Dr Hall said he had been misquoted in the press. misquotation noun (C, U) …
18misquote — verb my original statement has been misquoted Syn: misreport, misrepresent, misstate, take/quote out of context, distort, twist, slant, bias, put a spin on, falsify …
19misquote — v 1. quote incorrectly, quote or take out of context, miscite, misreport, misstate, misrepeat; falsify, distort, twist, pervert, garble; varnish, dress up, embroider, elaborate on, exaggerate, stretch, overstate, understate; misrepresent,… …
20misquote — mis·quote …
