Hypertext Webster Gateway: "misrepresent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Misrepresent \Mis*rep`re*sent"\, v. t.
To represent incorrectly (almost always, unfacorably); to
give a false erroneous representation of, either maliciously,
ignirantly, or carelessly. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Misrepresent \Mis*rep`re*sent"\, v. i.
To make an incorrect or untrue representation. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
misrepresent
v 1: represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my
intentions" [syn: {belie}]
2: fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books";
"falsify the data" [syn: {fudge}, {manipulate}, {fake}, {falsify},
{cook}, {wangle}]
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