VERB | communication | misrepresent, belie | represent falsely |
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social | misrepresent, fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle | tamper, with the purpose of deception |
Sounds | mihsreh.prahzeh'nt | |
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Rhymes | accent ... vent: 69 rhymes with ehnt... |
Meaning | represent falsely. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "This statement misrepresents my intentions" | |
Synonym | belie | |
Narrower | falsify, distort, garble, warp | make false by mutilation or addition |
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble | make believe with the intent to deceive / deceive | |
sentimentalize, sentimentalise | look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment | |
Broader | represent | Serve as a means of expressing something |
Spanish | contradecir, desfigurar, desvirtuar, falsificar, tergiversar | |
Catalan | desfigurar, falsificar, tergiversar | |
Nouns | misrepresentation | a misleading falsehood |
Meaning | Tamper, with the purpose of deception. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle | |
Narrower | juggle | manipulate by or as if by moving around components |
Broader | cheat, chisel | Engage in deceitful behavior |
Spanish | adulterar, desfigurar, falsear, falsificar, fingir, hacer trampa, manipular, tergiversar | |
Catalan | falsejar, falsificar, tergiversar | |
Nouns | misrepresentation | a misleading falsehood |
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