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—misreporter, n./mis'ri pawrt", -pohrt"/, v.t.1. to report incorrectly or falsely.n.2. an incorrect or false report.[1375-1425; late ME misreport(e) (n.), misreporten (v.); see MIS-1, REPORT]
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Misreport — Mis re*port , v. t. & i. To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of. Locke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Misreport — Mis re*port , n. An erroneous report; a false or incorrect account given. Denham. South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misreport — index bear false witness, distort, falsify, feign, misrepresent, misrepresentation, misstate, palter … Law dictionary
misreport — (v.) c.1400, from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + REPORT (Cf. report) (v.). Related: Misreported; misreporting … Etymology dictionary
misreport — [mis΄rē pôrt′] vt. to report incorrectly or falsely n. an incorrect or false report … English World dictionary
misreport — UK [ˌmɪsrɪˈpɔː(r)t] / US [ˌmɪsrɪˈpɔrt] verb [transitive] Word forms misreport : present tense I/you/we/they misreport he/she/it misreports present participle misreporting past tense misreported past participle misreported to give a false or… … English dictionary
misreport — verb To incorrectly report … Wiktionary
misreport — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. distort, falsify, misquote; see exaggerate … English dictionary for students
misreport — mis|re|port [ˌmısrıˈpo:t US ˈpo:rt] v [T usually passive] to give an incorrect or untrue account of an event or situation ▪ The facts of the story have been misreported … Dictionary of contemporary English
misreport — mis|re|port [ ,mısrı pɔrt ] verb transitive to give a false or incorrect account or description of something ╾ mis|re|port noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
