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Definition of misquote verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

misquote

verb

NAmE//ˌmɪsˈkwoʊt//

misquote somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they misquote

he / she / it misquotes

past simple misquoted

-ing form misquoting

to repeat what someone has said or written in a way that is not correct The senator claims to have been misquoted in the article.

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misquotation

NAmE//ˌmɪskwoʊˈteɪʃn//

noun [countable, uncountable]See misquote in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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