misquote

(mis kwōt)

transitive verb, intransitive verb misquoted, misquoting

to quote incorrectly

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See misquote in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb mis·quot·ed, mis·quot·ing, mis·quotes
To quote incorrectly.

Related Forms:

  • misˌquo·taˈtion (-kwō-tāˈshən) noun
  • mis·quotˈer noun

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