misrepresent
verb (used with object)
to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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Don't write sharply to any one, for if you do, you will be misrepresenting yourself, and injure the work.
From The Story of a Life by J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis