misconceive

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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

In trying to subject history to the order of logic they sometimes misconceive the filiation of ideas.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

At any rate, Acton demanded that the historian must never misconceive the case of the adversaries of his views, or leave in shade the faults of his own side.

From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron

“It is possible you misconceive your most estimable lady’s meaning,” suggested Rutley, with a smile.

From An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West by Rice, Alfred Ernest