miscite

miscite
\(ˈ)mis+\ transitive verb
Etymology: mis- (I) + cite

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miscitation, n.
/mis suyt"/, v.t., v.i., miscited, misciting.
to misquote.
[1585-95; MIS-1 + CITE]

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  • miscite — index bear false witness, distort, falsify, misrepresent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • miscite — miscitation, n. /mis suyt /, v.t., v.i., miscited, misciting. to misquote. [1585 95; MIS 1 + CITE] * * * …   Universalium

  • miscite — mis·cite …   English syllables

  • miscite — mis•cite′ v. cit•ed, cit•ing …   From formal English to slang

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  • falsify — fal·si·fy / fȯl si ˌfī/ vt fied, fy·ing: to make false: as a: to make (as a document) false by mutilation, alteration, or addition the motel clerk had falsified the records M. A. Kelly b: to report (as information) falsely the informant f …   Law dictionary

  • belie — Synonyms and related words: abjure, assert the contrary, be contrary to, blow sky high, blow up, burlesque, call into question, camouflage, caricature, challenge, color, conceal, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, cross,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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