misconceive
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
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Origin of misconceive
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at mis- 1, conceive
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Regrettably, he and they misconceive the application of the U.S.
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2023
People misconceive reality, according to his diagnosis, because they think about it without imagination or by rote.
From Time Magazine Archive
But to estimate the pontificate of Gregory by the disasters of its closing years would be to misconceive its significance for the history of the papacy entirely.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
"Then, Se�ora, they would misconceive that authority," the politic prelate hurriedly replied.
From Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay by Cooper, J. Fenimore
Base men are there, but when in the bright, breezy sentiments of modern newspaper life you assert there is treason, you either lie or misconceive the meaning of the English language.
From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 by Various
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