Definition: misrepresent

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

misrepresent
     v 1: represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my
          intentions" [syn: belie]
     2: fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books";
        "falsify the data" [syn: fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify,
         cook, wangle]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Misrepresent \Mis*rep`re*sent"\, v. t.
   To represent incorrectly (almost always, unfacorably); to
   give a false erroneous representation of, either maliciously,
   ignirantly, or carelessly. --Swift.
Misrepresent \Mis*rep`re*sent"\, v. i.
   To make an incorrect or untrue representation. --Milton.