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English verb: misrepresent | |||
| 1. | misrepresent (communication) represent falsely | ||
| Samples | This statement misrepresents my intentions. | ||
| Synonyms | belie | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | represent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | affect, dissemble, distort, falsify, feign, garble, pretend, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sham, warp | ||
| 2. | misrepresent (social) tamper, with the purpose of deception | ||
| Samples | Fudge the figures. Cook the books. Falsify the data. | ||
| Synonyms | cook, fake, falsify, fudge, manipulate, wangle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cheat, chisel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | juggle | ||
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