Misimagine
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To imagine incorrectly; to form an inaccurate mental image of.
"When the fact of their being ice, and not snow, is fully realized, still persons are apt to misimagine their appearance; for they are by no means smooth like our frozen lakes and rivers, but present a very unequal surface, undulating, furrowed, and broken."
Example
More examples"When the fact of their being ice, and not snow, is fully realized, still persons are apt to misimagine their appearance; for they are by no means smooth like our frozen lakes and rivers, but present a very unequal surface, undulating, furrowed, and broken."
Etymology
From mis- + imagine.
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