'Misquote' definitions:
Definition of 'misquote'
(from WordNet)
noun
An incorrect quotation [syn: misquotation, misquote]
verb
Quote incorrectly; "He had misquoted the politician"
Definition of 'Misquote'
From: GCIDE
- Misquote \Mis*quote"\, v. t. & i. To quote erroneously or incorrectly. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'misquote'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- belie,
- burlesque,
- camouflage,
- caricature,
- color,
- contort,
- disguise,
- distort,
- do amiss,
- dress up,
- embellish,
- embroider,
- exaggerate,
- falsify,
- fudge,
- garble,
- get one wrong,
- get wrong,
- gild,
- gloss,
- gloss over,
- mask,
- misapply,
- misapprehend,
- miscall,
- miscite,
- miscolor,
- misconceive,
- misconduct,
- misconstrue,
- miscount,
- misdeal,
- misdeem,
- misemploy,
- misexplain,
- misexplicate,
- misexpound,
- misfield,
- misinterpret,
- misjudge,
- mismanage,
- misplay,
- misprint,
- misread,
- misrender,
- misreport,
- misrepresent,
- misspell,
- misstate,
- mistake,
- misteach,
- mistranslate,
- misunderstand,
- misuse,
- overdraw,
- overstate,
- parody,
- pervert,
- slant,
- squeeze,
- strain,
- strain the sense,
- titivate,
- torture,
- travesty,
- trick out,
- twist,
- twist the words,
- understate,
- varnish,
- warp,
- whitewash,
- wrench