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Definition of misquote verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

misquote

verb
 
/ˌmɪsˈkwəʊt/
 
/ˌmɪsˈkwəʊt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they misquote
 
/ˌmɪsˈkwəʊt/
 
/ˌmɪsˈkwəʊt/
he / she / it misquotes
 
/ˌmɪsˈkwəʊts/
 
/ˌmɪsˈkwəʊts/
past simple misquoted
 
/ˌmɪsˈkwəʊtɪd/
 
/ˌmɪsˈkwəʊtɪd/
past participle misquoted
 
/ˌmɪsˈkwəʊtɪd/
 
/ˌmɪsˈkwəʊtɪd/
-ing form misquoting
 
/ˌmɪsˈkwəʊtɪŋ/
 
/ˌmɪsˈkwəʊtɪŋ/
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  1. misquote somebody/something to repeat what somebody has said or written in a way that is not correct
    • The senator claims to have been misquoted in the article.
See misquote in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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adverb
 
 
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