misquote

[ mis-kwoht ]

/ mɪsˈkwoʊt /

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verb (used with or without object), mis·quot·ed, mis·quot·ing.

to quote incorrectly.

noun

a quotation that is incorrect.

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Origin of misquote

First recorded in 1590–1600; mis-¹ + quote

OTHER WORDS FROM misquote

mis·quot·er, noun

Words nearby misquote

misprize, mispronounce, misproud, mispunctuate, misquotation, misquote, Misr, misread, misreckon, misredemption, misremember

How to use misquote in a sentence

But to misquote an old financial adage, the property market can remain irrational longer than you are prepared to remain homeless.
London’s Oligarch Ghost Town|Tom Sykes|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By terrifying coincidence, this was the one poem that Thatcher herself thought to recall and misquote when she first met Larkin.
Viva Hate: Inside the World of Morrissey|Michael Weiss|December 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to misquote it, as the Spanish philosopher George Santayana did not say.
Chris Christie Embarrasses Himself With Civil-Rights-History Flub|Paul Campos|February 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Jason didn't bother to correct the misquote, it was best they consider him a hundred per cent on their side.
Deathworld|Harry Harrison

We always feel more nervous when people misquote Scripture for their purpose.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, March 28, 1917|Various
You had only to get up and misquote Mr. Gladstone, and the fiery old man was on his legs in an instant.
The Real Gladstone|J. Ewing Ritchie
“Ye have been fresh and fair, Ye have been filled with flowers”—I fear I misquote.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
How we do misquote sayings, or misunderstand them when quoted rightly!
The Rising of the Court|Henry Lawson

British Dictionary definitions for misquote

misquote

/ (ˌmɪsˈkwəʊt) /

verb

to quote (a text, speech, etc) inaccurately

Derived forms of misquote

misquotation, noun

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