Mistook

4 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]:

  Mistook \Mis*took"\,
     imp. & obs. p. p. of {Mistake}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mistake
       n 1: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or
            inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to
            point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in
            spite of his grammatical faults" [syn: {error}, {fault}]
       2: an understanding of something that is not correct; "he
          wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about
          his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I
          don't have a sister" [syn: {misunderstanding}, {misapprehension}]
       3: part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full
          of errors" [syn: {error}]
       v 1: identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin
            sister" [syn: {misidentify}]
       2: to make a mistake or be incorrect [syn: {err}, {slip}]
       [also: {mistook}, {mistaken}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mistook
       See {mistake}