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 | ||