misrepresent

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Etymology

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From mis- +‎ represent.

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Verb

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misrepresent (third-person singular simple present misrepresents, present participle misrepresenting, simple past and past participle misrepresented)

  1. To represent falsely; to inaccurately portray something.
    The fraudster misrepresented himself as a lawyer.

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