misquote

synonyms for misquote

On this page you'll find 260 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to misquote, such as: adulterate, angle, beard, belie, build up, and cloak.

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But to misquote an old financial adage, the property market can remain irrational longer than you are prepared to remain homeless.
London’s Oligarch Ghost Town | Tom Sykes | June 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
By terrifying coincidence, this was the one poem that Thatcher herself thought to recall and misquote when she first met Larkin.
Viva Hate: Inside the World of Morrissey | Michael Weiss | December 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to misquote it, as the Spanish philosopher George Santayana did not say.
Chris Christie Embarrasses Himself With Civil-Rights-History Flub | Paul Campos | February 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

Jason didn't bother to correct the misquote, it was best they consider him a hundred per cent on their side.
Deathworld | Harry Harrison
We always feel more nervous when people misquote Scripture for their purpose.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, March 28, 1917 | Various
You had only to get up and misquote Mr. Gladstone, and the fiery old man was on his legs in an instant.
The Real Gladstone | J. Ewing Ritchie
“Ye have been fresh and fair, Ye have been filled with flowers”—I fear I misquote.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson
How we do misquote sayings, or misunderstand them when quoted rightly!
The Rising of the Court | Henry Lawson

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