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Definition of Misquote
1. Verb. Quote incorrectly. "He had misquoted the politician"
2. Noun. An incorrect quotation.
Definition of Misquote
1. v. t. & i. To quote erroneously or incorrectly.
Definition of Misquote
1. Verb. To incorrectly recite a quote. ¹
2. Verb. To incorrectly record a quote. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misquote
1. to quote incorrectly [v -QUOTED, -QUOTING, -QUOTES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misquote
Literary usage of Misquote
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Revised Record of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York by New York (State). Constitutional Convention (1916)
"I was interviewed by several newspapermen, and fearing they might unintentionally
misquote me, 1 gave out this interview, which went into several papers. ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1895)
"He may argue such conclusions from the testimony as he pleases, provided he does
not misquote witnesses.1 He may urge that the natural presumptions are ..."
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