mischaracterize

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mischaracterize - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mischaracterize \Mis*char"ac*ter*ize\, v. t.
     To characterize falsely or erroneously; to give a wrong
     character to.
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           They totally mischaracterize the action. --Eton.
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