misrelate

verb

mis·​re·​late ˌmis-ri-ˈlāt How to pronounce misrelate (audio)
misrelated; misrelating

transitive + intransitive

: to relate badly or wrongly : to give an erroneous or inaccurate account of
misrelate a story

Examples of misrelate in a Sentence

that Hollywood anecdote has been misrelated so many times that at this point no one knows what was actually said

Word History

First Known Use

1621, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of misrelate was in 1621

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Cite this Entry

“Misrelate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misrelate. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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