misconceive

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Regrettably, he and they misconceive the application of the U.S.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2023

People misconceive reality, according to his diagnosis, because they think about it without imagination or by rote.

From Time Magazine Archive

They have been used to show that we misconceive the scheme of Edwards, when we ascribe to him the doctrine of fate.

From An Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will by Bledsoe, Albert Taylor

When we revolt against primitive facts, we equally misconceive the constitution of our intelligence and the end of philosophy.

From Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good by Cousin, Victor

Lastly, it is to misconceive the nature of the mind to make of it something passive and inert.

From Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History by Sabatier, Auguste