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misstate

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mis⋅state

  [mis-steyt]
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–verb (used with object), -stat⋅ed, -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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mis·state   (mĭs-stāt')   
tr.v.   mis·stat·ed, mis·stat·ing, mis·states
To state wrongly or falsely.
mis·state'ment n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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