misrehearse
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]misrehearse (third-person singular simple present misrehearses, present participle misrehearsing, simple past and past participle misrehearsed)
- (transitive) To rehearse or quote incorrectly.
- 1663, Nicholas Collyn, A Brief Summary of the Laws and Statutes of England […] :
- If the Approver misrehearse the appellee , either by his name, or the colour of his horse , he shall be hanged incontinent
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[edit]References
[edit]- “misrehearse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.