Definition of Mistranslate

1. Verb. Translate incorrectly.

Generic synonyms: Interpret, Render, Translate
Derivative terms: Mistranslation

Definition of Mistranslate

1. v. t. To translate erroneously.

Definition of Mistranslate

1. Verb. To translate incorrectly ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mistranslate

1. [v -LATED, -LATING, -LATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mistranslate

mistraditions
mistrafficked
mistrafficking
mistrain
mistrained
mistraining
mistrains
mistral
mistrals
mistranscribe
mistranscribed
mistranscribes
mistranscribing
mistranscription
mistranscriptions
mistranslate (current term)
mistranslated
mistranslates
mistranslating
mistranslation
mistranslations
mistransliterate
mistransliterated
mistransliterates
mistransliterating
mistransliteration
mistransliterations
mistreading
mistreadings
mistreat

Literary usage of Mistranslate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Baptism: With Reference to Its Import and Modes by Edward Beecher (1849)
"I remark, then, that to transfer words from one language to another, is not to mistranslate, but simply to take a word from the stores of one language, ..."

2. The Biblical Repository and Classical Review. by American Biblical Repository (1843)
"I remark, then, that to transfer words from one language to another, is not to mistranslate, but simply to take a word from the stores of one language, ..."

3. The Baptist Memorial and Monthly Record (1849)
"But if the Baptists " are combined systematically to mistranslate the word of God, and hide its meaning from the world," if they are guilty of " not only ..."

4. Baptism in Its Mode and Subjects by Alexander Carson (1860)
"If it is lawful to mistranslate one word, it is equally lawful to mistranslate the whole. If any translator believes that the word signifies to . ..."

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