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mis·state

   [mis-steyt]
verb (used with object), mis·stat·ed, mis·stat·ing.
to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
Origin:
1640–50; mis-1 + state

Related forms
mis·state·ment, noun
mis·stat·er, noun

Synonyms
misreport, falsify, alter, distort.

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misstate (ˌmɪsˈsteɪt)
 
—vb
(tr) to state incorrectly
 
mis'statement
 
—n

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misstate
also mis-state, 1640s, from mis- (1) + state (v.). Related: Misstated; misstatement.
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