Mistaking

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mistake \Mis*take"\ (m[i^]s*t[=a]k"), v. t. [imp. & obs. p. p.
     {Mistook} (m[i^]s*t[oo^]k"); p. p. {Mistaken}
     (m[i^]s*t[=a]k"'n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Mistaking}.] [Pref. mis-
     + take: cf. Icel. mistaka.]
     1. To take or choose wrongly. [Obs. or R.] --Shak.
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     2. To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend,
        or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's
        meaning. --Locke.
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              My father's purposes have been mistook. --Shak.
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     3. To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one
        person for another.
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              A man may mistake the love of virtue for the
              practice of it.                       --Johnson.
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     4. To have a wrong idea of in respect of character,
        qualities, etc.; to misjudge.
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              Mistake me not so much,
              To think my poverty is treacherous.   --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mistaking \Mis*tak"ing\, n.
     An error; a mistake. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mistaking
       n : putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation
           of the question caused his error"; "there was no
           mistaking her meaning" [syn: {misinterpretation}, {misunderstanding}]