mlsplay 
mlsplay (mis-pla'), . [< 
wro,, K play. 
All balls moved hy the wu jil'in must IT returned to 
the,r former potion hy H 
379ft 
AgoodlyShlp, . 
Speiuer F Q II lit 19. 
(mis-priz'), r. t. ; pret a,,,! ,,,, . 
misrepeat 
misrai8(mifi-r8/.').r. /.; pret. and pp. mitraited, 
^ ''<<"'"</ , L< <'"-' + ",,*0 To raise 
or excite unwisely Of Without <lui' riu 
misplead 
To pl,.d am.ss or in a wrong manner. 
(l ftff t' ' 
in law, ui 
I'erhapa the mtipleadinu of a word shall forfeit all. 
Kev. T.Adauu. Work. i, n 4s2. 
mispleaset (mis-plez ), r. t. [< ML,, misplesen 
(cf. OF. mcxpiaire); < ?i- t- jileiiKr.] To 
displease, or fail in pleasing. 
Schulde neuere than this ci the for this erthe mwpfett 
heuene king. Uymns to \ irgin, etc. (E. E. 1. s.), p. 90. 
mispoint (mis-point'), r. t. [< >nis-l + point.] 
To point improperly; punctuate wrongly. 
mispolicy (mis-pol'i-si), . [< ii-l + policy!.] 
Ba9 policy ; impolicy. 
mispractlCO (mis-prak'tis), w. [< lts-l + prac- 
/dr.] Wrong practice ; misdeed ; misconduct. 
mispraise (mis-pra//), . t. and t.; pret, and 
]>1>. miximnxcd, ppr. migpraisiiig. [< i-i + 
lii-ni.ie.'] To praise falsely or injudiciously. 
The " biographical Infection," the natural frailty to mw- 
ivaise anil overpraise, has not failed to show itself. 
Nineteenth Century, XXIV. 341. 
misprint (mis-print'), . ' [< wix-i + print.] 
To make an error in printing (something); 
print wrong. 
There might haue bene some ouersight, either in him- 
self or In the printer, by mlsse writing or by miaeprynt- 
ynge those figures of algorlsme. 
Sir T. ore, Works, p. 772. 
misprint (mis-print'), n. [< misprint, V.] A 
mistake in printing ; a typographical error. 
mispriseH. n. and r. SeeftbprW. 
misprise-, r. t. see mtsjtnze*. 
mispnsion 1 (mis-pnzh on), H. [<<M-.wa.yrt. 
mo,,, M/rapmow, mistake, en-or, fault, wrong, 
imspnsion, a thing done or taken amiss, < me- 
//w, pp. of \mespreudre, mistake: see mtsprtze*. 
( f. i>rmoH.] If. Mistake; error; misunder- 
standing. 
To prevent therefore all future mitpruiont I hare com- 
piled this true Bourse. 
Copt. John SmM, Tr ravels, Ded. 
You spend your pa^on on a 
, am *- J^ (Ly M ,,der > bloxL 
Shot., M. N. D., 11L 4. 74. 
^^,.^2 ( m i 8 .p ri z'), <'. .; pret. and pp. mi*- 
pl f :e< f t ppr . ,;,,,-,,,. [Also misprise; < OF. 
/,,,'.^,,-,.r (!'. ; iu'-/trixfr = Sp. mrinn<iirr<-i<ir= I'g. 
menosprezur), despise, < .- + priser, prize, 
value : see mis-2 and J>rfce2.] To slight or un- 
dervalue ; disparage ; despise. 
Mupruemenot; I will trample on the heart, on the soul 
of him that shall say I will wrong you. 
* Jon*m, Case Is Altered, lit s. 
|Srfthe land'h^d VeTr 1 " 
Muprued the land he lovedh M ^ear. 
misprize 2 ! (mis-priz'),n. [< misprize*, r.] Con- 
tenipt; scorn. 
Then, if all fayle, we will by force It win, 
we might hurt Tthem by mitpruion. 
Quoted in Capt. John Smith't Works, I. loo. 
2. In law: (a) Criminal neglect in respect to 
the crime of another: used especially in con- 
nection with felonies and treason, to indicate a 
passive complicity, as by concealment, which 
falls short of the guilt of a principal or acces- 
sory. 
There is some strange mr<m in the prince* 
Skak., Much Ado, Iv. 1. 187. 
Honour in us had Injury, we shall prove. 
ta 9 
lllisproceeding (mis-pro-se ding), n. [< MM 
+ proceeding.] Erroneous or irregular proceed- 
in 8- 
Which errors and mupraeeedingi they doe fortify and 
llltre " ch o *"> ^^ Controversies. 
misprofeSS (mis-pro-fes'), V. [< 7HW- 1 + pro- 
Jess.] I. trans. To make a false profession of ; 
ma ij e unfounded pretensions to. 
Keep me back, O Lord, from them who mwpro/en arts 
of healing the soul or the body. Donne, Devotions, p. w). 
n. intranx. To make a false profession. 
mispronounce (mis-pro-nouns'),. t.; pret. and 
pp . mispronounced, ppr. mispronouncing. [< 
mig .i + pronounce.] To pronounce erroneously 
O r incorrectly. 
mispronotuicement (mis-pro-nouns'ment), n. 
[< mispronounce + -ment.] the act of mispro- 
nouncmg. 
mispronunciation (mis-pro-nun-si-a'shon), w. 
[ < mfo .i + pronunciation.] ' 1. The act of pro- 
uouncin i,( colTect ly._ 2 . A wrong or improper 
pronunciation 
misproportion (mis-pro-por'shon), r. t. [<mt#-i 
+ proportion, r.] To fail to place in proper 
proportion; join or compare without due pro- 
portion. 
misproudt (mis-proud'), n. [< ME. misproud; 
< w'*- 1 + proud.] Undulv or unwarrantably 
proud or vain ; arrogant ; haughty. 
Ne no mysproude man amonges lordes ben allowed. 
/Her, PJwman (B), xlll. 488. 
Ah ! thou muproud prentice, darest thou presume to 
w.rd H,, HI > 
Her. we were oat of danger of 
misrate (mis-rft'), . H * and 
p ,, r . <,/,,,. [< ,,,,,'.l' + ,.!, ] T o rate 
erroneously; estimate falsely. 
Aitumlng false, or mbrottv true, advantages. 
Barirvtf, Works, III. nix. 
misread (mis-red'), f. < ; pret.andpp. iirad. 
ppr. mixmiiling. [< wiw-I + rcarfl.f To read 
wrongly; misconstrue ; misinterpret ; mistake 
the sense or significance of. 
He mimad the disposition of the great body of citUens. 
fnudt, csr, p. 20. 
misreading (mis-re'ding), n. [Verbal n. of mit- 
read, r.] Erroneous reading or citation ; mis- 
interpretation. 
A " mU " *M*> < Balllarger, conUlned In a rin- 
gle sentence, 1. the one point from which I dissent In thr 
extremely clear and concise chapter. 
B. Ovrnty, Proo, 8oc. Psych. Research, in. ids, note. 
misreceive (mis-re-sev'), r. t. ; pret. and pp. 
minreceired, ppr. misrectiviiig. [< mt*- 1 + rr- 
ceive ^ To receive ungraciously ; take amiss. 
There is nothing that more dishonoured governors than 
to mitrecrioe moderate addresses. 
Waurhou*, Apology (iwsx p. 249. (Latham.) 
misrecitat (mis-re-sit'), r. t. [<iw-l + recite.] 
To recite or repeat incorrectly. 
^g MeAgm of Ustlmonles ... do munciU the sense 
of the author they quote. Boyle, Works, n. 477. 
miBreckon(mis-rek'n), r. t. [< niw-i + reckon.] 
To reckon or compute erroneously. 
u is a familiar error In Josephus to mimekm times. 
Raleigh, Hist World, II. xvll. 10. 
misreckoning (mis-rek'ning), n. An erroneous 
or false reckoning. 
misredet, v. t. [ME. misreden, < AS. misrcedan, 
advise wrongly, give bad counsel,< mis-, wrong- 
l y , + r dfl, advise : see reacfl, rede*.] To ad- 
vise unwisely or to bad purpose. 
misrefert (mis-re-f6r' ),v.t. and i. [< mfe-l + 
refer.] To refer or report wrongly. 
Th' outward senses. 
Which oft misapprehend and miaereSerre. 
D*, Mlrum In Modum, p. It. (Dane.. ) 
misreflect (mis-re-flekf) r. t. [< mi+l + re- 
Jttct.] To reflect wrongly; misrepresent: as, 
to misreflect an object. 
misreform (mis-re-fdrm'), r. t. [< nti-l -f- re- 
form.] To reform amiss or imperfectly; change 
for the worse. Milton. 
misregardt (mis-re-gSrd'), n. [< ww-l + re- 
gard.] Misconstruction. 
When as these rimes be red 
With wbregard. Spenvr. F. Q.. IV. rUL 9. 
misregTllate (mis-reg'u-lat), r. t.; pret. and pp. 
minregulated, ppr. misregulating. [< mis-* + 
Browning, Ring and Book, II. 77. 
(ft) More loosely, any grave offense or misde- 
meanor having no recognized fixed name, as 
maladministration in an office of public trust : 
also termed positive misprision, as distinguished 
from negative misprision, or mere neglect or con- 
Thou, James of Bothwell, wert the man. 
Scott, L. of the L., v. 26. 
mispunctuate(mis-pungk'tu-at),r. t.ori.; pret. 
and pp. mispunctuated, ppr^ mispunctuating. [< 
wii's-l + punctuate.] To punctuate wrongly. 
mispursuit (mis-per-suf), n. [< mis- 1 + pur- 
unit.] A mistaken or misdirected pursuit. 
before them such mupruion shall be redressed. 
Ettylith Oildt (E. E. T. S.), p. cxll. 
Misprlsion of felony, concealment of a felony. - Mis- 
prlslon of heresy, failure to denounce one who ha been 
guilty of heresy. 
misrehearse (mis-re-hers'), n. t. or i'.; pret. and 
pp. misrehearsed, ppr. misreliearsing. [< Mi-l 
+ rehearse.] To rehearse or quote inaccurate- 
ly ; err in recapitulating or repeating. 
He wonlde make yon ween here that I bothe miireheane 
and misconstrue. Sir T. More, Works, p. 1009. 
misrelatet (mis-re-laf), r. t. [< mi*- 1 + relate.] 
To 
ed 
themselves. Motley, Dutch Republic, I. 262. 
Mlsprtslon of treason, knowledge and concealment of 
treason, without assenting to It 
This elaborate Hccusntion contained eightcountsof high 
treason and misprition of treaton. 
** Const Hist, 8 345. 
miSpriS10n 2 t (mis-prizh'on), . [< misiiri-e", 
misprise^, + -ion, after miiiprisionl.] An act of 
undervaluing or disdaining ; scorn ; contempt. 
Such men they were as by the Kingdom were sent to ad- 
vise him, not sent to be cavill'd at. because Elected, or to 
be enttirtalml by him with an undervalue and mitprinon 
of their temper, judgment, or affection. 
Miltim. Eikonoklastcs I 
. . , 
misprized (mis-pnz ), n. [Also nnsprtse; < OF. 
mcsprise (F. meprise), a mistake, < mcspris, pp. 
of me>n>rcndre (F. menrendre), be mistaken, < 
" . , '* 
mes- + prrmln; < L. prchcndcrc. prmdtr*, take : 
see mi*-'-' and pri:t '. .] Mistake: misconcep- 
tion; error; blunder. 
5 Sterling, vliL (Dana.) 
misqualify (mis-kwori-fi), p. t.; pret. and pp. 
misqualified, ppr. misqualifyinii. [< mis- 1 + qual- 
jfy.] To qualify or characterize erroneously or 
imperfectly. 
wbat l8Cttlled rell lou P 06 ^ whlch 1 common, 
l|P-/'" -'""hi'* n^nam^bythenoun.ndmi,^. 
-"* b * the d J ec Te - I"* 1 : stud y w '"*>. P- * 
misquemet, '' ' [ME., < M + quente.] To 
displease; offend. 
But If any man these mitqtirme, 
He shall be baighted as a here. 
The Pto^n'. TaU L 606 
misquotation (mis-kwo-ta'shon), n. [< mis-1 
+ guo/ntion.] 1. The act of quoting wrong. 
2. An incorrect quotation. 
misquote (mis-kwof), t>. t. or i.; pret. and pp. 
ntisqiioted, ppr. misquoting. [< mi*- 1 + quote.] 
J_ To quote or cite iucorrectlv. 
Take hackney d Jokes from Miller, got by rote, 
And just enough of learning to mitquote. 
Byron, Eng. Bards and Scotch Reviewers. 
gf To misread; misconstrue; misinterpret. 
fc ., . 
Ixxm how we can, or sad or merrily. 
Interpretation will ,ni*qm*e our looks. 
SAat., l Hen. IV., T. 2. is. 
=Syn. Garble, etc. See mutilate. 
To satisfy me that he murtlattd not the experiment, he 
v me tne opportunity of trying It Boyle. 
misrelation (mis-rf-la'shon), n. [< ww-i + re- 
lation.] Erroneous relation or narration. 
misreligion (mis-re-lij'on), . [< mu-l + reli- 
gio,,.] False religion. 
Branded with the Infamy of a Paganish mimUffim. 
Bp. Vail, The Ten Lepers. 
misremember (mis-re-mem'ber), r. t. or i. [< 
wi.v-1 + rememlM'r.] To mistake in recalling to 
mind err bv failure of memory 
^ ^ menene , thmt T^, . ^ ^ 
to mime-nmembring one worde of his. 
Sir T. More, Works, p. 1139. 
He is here, practising for the mask ; of which, if I mis- 
remember not, I wrote as much as you desire to kno,, 
nlisrender (mis-ren'der), r. t. [< rnw-1 + ren- 
,lt r ~\ Tn rt-mJpr or nnnrniA iiiapfMimt^lv 
ICT.J J 
translate erroneously. 
ney (tne p^aa] mti tt at least be allowed to contain 
polisheil and fashionable exprenknu In their own Ian 
guage. how coarsely soever they hare been mit-rtndertd 
. ;, Anui* Wnrk* TT 907 
misrepeatt (mis-re-pef), r. t. [< mi*- 1 + re- 
]>eat.] To repeat'erroneously. 
