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

Besides, he had to listen to Aurelia's complaints about her brother's wastefulness: he had to misconceive the winks and nods of Serlo, trying from afar to lead him to a marriage with Aurelia.

From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von

For her purposes she preferred that he should entirely misconceive her.

From The Salamander by Johnson, Owen

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