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Definitions for: Misrepresent [v] represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"
[v] fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"
Webster (1913) Definition: Mis*rep`re*sent", v. t.
To represent incorrectly (almost always, unfacorably); to
give a false erroneous representation of, either maliciously,
ignirantly, or carelessly. --Swift.
Mis*rep`re*sent", v. i.
To make an incorrect or untrue representation. --Milton.
Synonyms: belie, cook, fake, falsify, fudge, manipulate, wangle
See Also: affect, cheat, chisel, color, colour, cook up, dissemble, distort, fabricate, falsify, feign, garble, invent, juggle, make up, manufacture, pretend, represent, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sham, warp
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