Misconceive — Mis con*ceive , v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Misconceived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misconceiving}.] To conceive wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a false notion of; to misunderstand; to misjudge; to misapprehend. [1913 Webster] Those things… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misconceive — (v.) late 14c., to have a wrong notion of; see MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + CONCEIVE (Cf. conceive). Related: Misconceived; misconceiving … Etymology dictionary
misconceive — ► VERB 1) fail to understand correctly. 2) (be misconceived) be badly judged or planned … English terms dictionary
misconceive — [mis΄kən sēv′] vt., vi. misconceived, misconceiving to conceive wrongly; interpret incorrectly; misunderstand misconception [mis΄kənsep′shən] n … English World dictionary
misconceive — UK [ˌmɪskənˈsiːv] / US [ˌmɪskənˈsɪv] verb [transitive] Word forms misconceive : present tense I/you/we/they misconceive he/she/it misconceives present participle misconceiving past tense misconceived past participle misconceived formal to fail to … English dictionary
misconceive — verb /ˌmɪskənˈsiːv/ to misunderstand Nay, misconceive me not, madam, when I say I have had a genrous and a faithful passion, which you had never favoured, but through revenge and policy … Wiktionary
misconceive — misconceiver, n. /mis keuhn seev /, v.t., v.i., misconceived, misconceiving. to conceive or interpret wrongly; misunderstand. [1350 1400; ME; see MIS 1, CONCEIVE] * * * … Universalium
misconceive — Synonyms and related words: contort, distort, garble, get one wrong, get wrong, gloss, make a miscue, make a mistake, misapply, misapprehend, miscite, misconstrue, miscue, misdeem, misexplain, misexplicate, misexpound, misidentify, misinterpret,… … Moby Thesaurus
misconceive — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. misconstrue, miscalculate, misinterpret, err; see mistake , misunderstand . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To understand incorrectly: misapprehend, misconstrue, misinterpret, misread, mistake, misunderstand. See UNDERSTAND … English dictionary for students
misconceive — mis|con|ceive [ ,mıskən siv ] verb transitive FORMAL to fail to understand something correctly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
