Misrepresent \Mis*rep`re*sent"\, v. i.
To make an incorrect or untrue representation. --Milton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Misrepresent \Mis*rep`re*sent"\, v. t.
To represent incorrectly (almost always, unfavorably); to
give a false or erroneous representation of, either
maliciously, ignorantly, or carelessly. --Swift.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
WordNet (r) 2.0
60 Moby Thesaurus words for "misrepresent":
belie, bias, burlesque, camouflage, caricature, cloak, color,
confuse, counterfeit, disguise, dissemble, distort, dress,
dress up, embellish, embroider, equivocate, exaggerate, falsify,
feign, fudge, garble, gild, gloss, gloss over, lie, mangle, mask,
miscite, miscolor, misconstrue, misdirect, misinterpret, misquote,
misrender, misreport, misstate, misteach, misuse, overdraw,
overstate, palter, parody, pervert, prevaricate, simulate, slant,
strain, titivate, torture, travesty, trick out, twist, understate,
varnish, warp, weasel, whitewash, wrench, wrest
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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