misquoted

VERB

lie, distort

Synonyms

WEAK

adulterate angle beard belie build up cloak color con confuse cover up disguise distort dress embellish embroider equivocate exaggerate falsify garble give snow job mangle mask miscolor misinterpret misreport misstate overdraw overstate palter pervert phony up pirate prevaricate promote puff skew slant snow spread it on stretch take out of context throw a curve trump up twist warp

Antonyms

WEAK

be forthright be honest explain

Example Sentences

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Misquoted often as Virgil’s are the words “Audaces fortuna juvat!” but the true reading is “Audentes fortuna juvat!” and, slight as the difference may seem, it is very significant.

From Dick Sands, the Boy Captain by Frewer, Ellen E.