misrehearse

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ rehearse

Verb

misrehearse (third-person singular simple present misrehearses, present participle misrehearsing, simple past and past participle misrehearsed)

1. (transitive) To rehearse or quote incorrectly.
   • 1663, Nicholas Collyn, A Brief Summary of the Laws and Statutes of England […] :

     If the Approver misrehearse the appellee , either by his name, or the colour of his horse , he shall be hanged incontinent

Related terms

• misrehearsal

References

• “misrehearse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.