MISQUOTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does misquote mean? 

• MISQUOTE (noun)
  The noun MISQUOTE has 1 sense:

1. an incorrect quotation

  Familiarity information: MISQUOTE used as a noun is very rare.

• MISQUOTE (verb)
  The verb MISQUOTE has 1 sense:

1. quote incorrectly

  Familiarity information: MISQUOTE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MISQUOTE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An incorrect quotation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

misquotation; misquote

Hypernyms ("misquote" is a kind of...):

citation; quotation; quote (a passage or expression that is quoted or cited)

• MISQUOTE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they misquote    ... he / she / it misquotes   
Past simple: misquoted   
Past participle: misquoted   
-ing form: misquoting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Quote incorrectly

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

He had misquoted the politician

Hypernyms (to "misquote" is one way to...):

cite; quote (repeat a passage from)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

misquotation (an incorrect quotation)