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to misrepresent
01
to portray imperfectly or incorrectly without deceitful intent
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
misrepresent
3rd person singular
misrepresents
Present participle
misrepresenting
Past simple
misrepresented
Past participle
misrepresented
Examples
In retelling the story, Steve misrepresented a few minor details but meant no harm.
02
to deliberately give false or misleading information about someone or something for one's own gain or advantage
Examples
The used car salesman misrepresented the vehicle's accident history to make a sale.
Lexical Tree
misrepresent
represent
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