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misconceive

[mis-kuhn-seev] Origin

mis·con·ceive

[mis-kuhn-seev]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -ceived, -ceiv·ing.
to conceive or interpret wrongly; misunderstand.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see mis-1, conceive

mis·con·ceiv·er, noun
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misconceive (ˌmɪskənˈsiːv)
 
vb
to have the wrong idea; fail to understand
 
miscon'ceiver
 
n

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misconceive
late 14c., "to have a wrong notion of;" see mis- (1) + conceive. Related: Misconceived.
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