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misattribute

Pronunciation: /mɪsəˈtrɪbjuːt/

Definition of misattribute

verb

[with object]

wrongly attribute:the professor misattributed Robert Burn’s famous line to Shakespeare

Derivatives

misattribution

Nearby words

misapply
misapprehend
misapprehension
misappropriate
misappropriation
misattribute
misbegotten
misbehave
misbehaviour
misbelief
misc.

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