misstate
[ mis-steyt ]
/ mɪsˈsteɪt /
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verb (used with object), mis·stat·ed, mis·stat·ing.
to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
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misstate
/ (ˌmɪsˈsteɪt) /
verb
(tr) to state incorrectly
Derived forms of misstate
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