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• misrepresent — mis‧rep‧re‧sent [ˌmɪsreprɪˈzent] verb [transitive] LAW to deliberately give false information to someone, especially in order to persuade them to enter into a contract: • He was found guilty of misrepresenting the true position of his accounts. * …   Financial and business terms

• misrepresent — misrepresentation, n. misrepresentative, adj. misrepresenter, n. /mis rep ri zent /, v.t. 1. to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely. 2. to represent in an unsatisfactory manner. [1640 50; MIS 1 + REPRESENT] Syn. MISREPRESENT, DISTORT …   Universalium

• misrepresent — nisrepresent, falsify, belie, garble mean to present or represent something in a manner that is contrary to the truth. Misrepresent usually implies an intent to represent or portray falsely, and therefore may take as its subject not only a person …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• misrepresent — mis•rep•re•sent [[t]ˌmɪs rɛp rɪˈzɛnt[/t]] v. t. 1) to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely 2) to represent in an unsatisfactory manner • Etymology: 1640–50 mis rep•re•sen•ta′tion, n. syn: misrepresent, distort, falsify share the sense of …   From formal English to slang

• misrepresent — transitive verb Date: 1647 1. to give a false or misleading representation of usually with an intent to deceive or be unfair < misrepresented the facts > 2. to serve badly or improperly as a representative of • misrepresentation noun •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• misrepresent — [[t]mɪ̱sreprɪze̱nt[/t]] misrepresents, misrepresenting, misrepresented VERB If someone misrepresents a person or situation, they give a wrong or inaccurate account of what the person or situation is like. [V n as adj] He said that the press had… …   English dictionary

• misrepresent — /ˌmɪsæprɪ zent/ verb to report facts or what someone says wrongly ● Our spokesman was totally misrepresented in the Sunday papers …   Dictionary of banking and finance

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