[syn: fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Misrepresent \Mis*rep`re*sent"\, v. t.
To represent incorrectly (almost always, unfavorably); to
give a false or erroneous representation of, either
maliciously, ignorantly, or carelessly. --Swift.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Misrepresent \Mis*rep`re*sent"\, v. i.
To make an incorrect or untrue representation. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
misrepresent
v 1: represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my
intentions" [syn: misrepresent, belie]
2: tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures";
"cook the books"; "falsify the data" [syn: fudge,
manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle,
misrepresent]