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Definition of Mistranslate
1. Verb. Translate incorrectly.
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
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 . ..."