misconceive

But this is to misconceive the position taken up by the Minority Commissioners, and to fail in appreciation of their proposals.

Nobody who has read the striking essay in which these words appear could a moment misconceive their author's meaning.

I am concerned that he should in any instance misconceive me.

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

For the folk about these parts are apt to misconceive of our sufferings, and to have no feeling for us.