misconstrue
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Misconstrue not Her pure and heavenly rapture, blaming it As lustful heat unbridled.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. by Francke, Kuno
Misconstrue, mis-kon′strōō, v.t. to construe or to interpret wrongly.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Misconstrue not; 'tis from the realm, not thee: Though lands part bodies, hearts keep company.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 by Various
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Power Prefix: mis-
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