Misconceive \Mis`con*ceive"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.
{Misconceived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misconceiving}.]
To conceive wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a
false notion of; to misunderstand; to misjudge; to
misapprehend.
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Those things which, for want of due consideration
heretofore, they have misconceived. --Hooker.
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Syn: To misapprehend; misunderstand; mistake.
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