English

Verb

misquote ‎(third-person singular simple present misquotes, present participle misquoting, simple past and past participle misquoted)

1. To incorrectly recite a quote.

   I'm so embarrassed, I misquoted Hamlet to a professor of Shakespeare.

2. To incorrectly record a quote.

   The newspaper had to publish a correction after they misquoted the President.