mis·quote

Look at other dictionaries:

• mis|quote — «mihs KWOHT», transitive verb, intransitive verb, quot|ed, quot|ing. to quote incorrectly: »With just enough of learning to misquote (Byron) …   Useful english dictionary

• mis — mis·cel·la·ny; mis·chance; mis·chief; mis·conceit; mis·conduct; mis·content; mis·count; mis·creant; mis·create; mis·cue; mis·deal; mis·de·mean; mis·doubt; mis·er·a·ble; mis·esteem; mis·field; mis·fire; mis·fit; mis·like; mis·luck; mis·match;… …   English syllables

• quote — quote; un·quote; mis·quote; …   English syllables

• The Mis-Education of the Negro — is a book originally published in 1933 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson[1]. The thesis of Dr. Woodson s book is that African Americans of his day were being culturally indoctrinated, rather than taught, in American schools. This conditioning, he claims,… …   Wikipedia

• misquote — mis·quote …   English syllables

• misquote — mis|quote [ mıs kwout ] verb transitive to report wrongly what someone said or wrote: The governor claimed she had been misquoted in the article. ╾ mis|quote [ mıs,kwout ] noun count …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• misquote — mis•quote [[t]mɪsˈkwoʊt[/t]] v. quot•ed, quot•ing, n. 1) to quote incorrectly 2) Also, mis quo•ta′tion. an incorrect quotation …   From formal English to slang

• misquote — mis|quote [ˌmısˈkwəut] v [T] to make a mistake in reporting what someone else has said ▪ Dr Hall said he had been misquoted in the press. >misquotation [ˌmıskwəuˈteıʃən US kwou ] n [U and C] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Moshe Ya'alon — Nickname Bogie Born 24 June 1950 (1950 06 24) (age 61) …   Wikipedia

• Misquote — Mis*quote , v. t. & i. To quote erroneously or incorrectly. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English