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Mis*take" (mĭs*t&ā;k"), v. t. [imp. & obs. p. p. Mistook (mĭs*t&oobreve_;k"); p. p. Mistaken (mĭs*t&ā;k"'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Mistaking.] [Pref. mis- + take: cf. Icel. mistaka.] 1. To take or choose wrongly. [Obs. or R.] Shak.
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2. To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning. Locke.
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My father's purposes have been mistook. Shak.
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3. To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another.
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A man may mistake the love of virtue for the practice of it. Johnson.
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4. To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge.
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Mistake me not so much,
To think my poverty is treacherous. Shak.
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Mis*take", v. i. To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error.
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Servants mistake, and sometimes occasion misunderstanding among friends. Swift.
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Mis*take" (mĭs*t&ā;k"), n. 1. An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.
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Infallibility is an absolute security of the understanding from all possibility of mistake. Tillotson.
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2. (Law) Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it.
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No mistake, surely; without fail; as, it will happen at the appointed time, and no mistake. [Low]
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Syn. -- Blunder; error; bull. See Blunder.
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