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Definition of misrepresent:

To make an incorrect or untrue representation.
To represent incorrectly ( almost always, unfacorably); to give a false erroneous representation of, either maliciously, ignirantly, or carelessly.

Synonyms:

make, evade, rig, forge, prepare, warp, fudge, contradict, duck, lie, wangle, hedge, bullshit, cook, fake, true, alter, sidestep, skirt, pull wires, keep in line, pull strings, finagle, negate, interpolate, elude, belie, manipulate, understate, misstate, talk through one's hat, wrest, ready, pervert, give a false coloring to, color, circumvent, falsify, load, embroider, bull, dodge, manage, put off, control, wrench, parry, fix.

misinterpret (part of speech: verb)
- garble,
- misread,
- confuse,
- twist,
- misquote,
- distort,
- deform,
- misunderstand,
- misinterpret,
- mistake
misteach (part of speech: verb)
- misinform,
- misadvise,
- mislead,
- misteach,
- falsify,
- miseducate,
- deceive,
- corrupt
misrepresent (part of speech: verb)
- parody,
- fake,
- satirize,
- spoof,
- exaggerate,
- lampoon,
- distort,
- counterfeit

Usage examples:

If I represented it as surly or undignified, I should misrepresent it grossly.

- "America To-day, Observations and Reflections", William Archer.
In respect to the legends about dragons, I am persuaded that the antients sometimes did wilfully misrepresent things, in order to increase the wonder.

- "A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)", Jacob Bryant.
Don't misrepresent me, and say that I teach all of one, and none of the other.

- "Godliness", Catherine Booth.