Mistranslate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To translate incorrectly. transitive
  2. 2
    translate incorrectly wordnet

Synonyms

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contortdistortgarbleglossmisapplymisapprehend

Etymology

From mis- + translate.

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