"misquote" meaning in English

See misquote in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɪsˈkwəʊt/, /ˈmɪskwəʊt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misquote.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misquote2.wav Forms: misquotes [plural]
Etymology: From mis- + quote. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|quote}} mis- + quote Head templates: {{en-noun}} misquote (plural misquotes)
  1. An incorrect recitation or recording of a quotation.
    Sense id: en-misquote-en-noun-xi6NW-aU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18

Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈkwəʊt/, /ˈmɪskwəʊt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misquote.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misquote2.wav Forms: misquotes [present, singular, third-person], misquoting [participle, present], misquoted [participle, past], misquoted [past]
Etymology: From mis- + quote. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|quote}} mis- + quote Head templates: {{en-verb}} misquote (third-person singular simple present misquotes, present participle misquoting, simple past and past participle misquoted)
  1. To incorrectly recite or record a quotation.
    Sense id: en-misquote-en-verb-VUTQTXbE

Inflected forms

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