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Definition of Misquote

1. Noun. An incorrect quotation.

2. Verb. Quote incorrectly. "He had misquoted the politician"

Definition of Misquote

1. v. t. & i. To quote erroneously or incorrectly.

Definition of Misquote

1. Verb. To incorrectly recite a quote. ¹

2. Verb. To incorrectly record a quote. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Misquote

1. to quote incorrectly [v -QUOTED, -QUOTING, -QUOTES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Misquote

mispronouncing mispronunciation mispronunciations misproportion misproportioned misproportioning misproportions misproud mispunctuate mispunctuated

mispunctuates mispunctuating misqueme misquotation misquotations misquote (current term) misquoted misquoter misquoters misquotes

misquoting misraise misraised misraises misraising misrate misrated misrates misrating misread

Literary usage of Misquote

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Revised Record of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York by New York (State). Constitutional Convention (1916)
"I was interviewed by several newspapermen, and fearing they might unintentionally misquote me, 1 gave out this interview, which went into several papers. ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1895)
"He may argue such conclusions from the testimony as he pleases, provided he does not misquote witnesses.1 He may urge that the natural presumptions are ..."

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