misquote

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmɪsˈkwəʊt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/mɪsˈkwoʊt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mis kwōt)

Inflections of 'misquote' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
misquotes
v 3rd person singular
misquoting
v pres p
misquoted
v past
misquoted
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
mis•quote /mɪsˈkwoʊt/USA pronunciation   v., -quot•ed, -quot•ing, n. 
v. [+ object]
  1. to quote incorrectly:claimed he had been misquoted.

n. [countable]
  1. Also, mis•quo•ta•tion /ˌmɪskwoʊˈteɪʃən/.USA pronunciation  an incorrect quotation:several misquotes and outright distortions of my position.
See -quot-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mis•quote  (mis kwōt),USA pronunciation v., -quot•ed, -quot•ing, n. 
v.t., v.i. 
  1. to quote incorrectly.

n. 
  1. a quotation that is incorrect.
  • mis-1 + quote 1590–1600
mis•quoter, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
misquote / ˌmɪsˈkwəʊt/
  1. to quote (a text, speech, etc) inaccurately
ˌmisquoˈtation
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