MISTEUK
MISTAKE
Mis*take", v. t. [imp. & obs. p. p. Mistook; p. p. Mistaken; p. pr. &
vb. n. Mistaking.] Etym: [Pref. mis- + take: cf. Icel. mistaka.]
1. To take or choose wrongly. [Obs. or R.] Shak.
2. To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or
misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning.
Locke.
My father's purposes have been mistook. Shak.
3. To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person
for another.
A man may mistake the love of virtue for the practice of it. Johnson.
4. To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.;
to misjudge.
Mistake me not so much, To think my poverty is treacherous. Shak.
Mis*take", v. i.
Definition: To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to
commit an unintentional error.
Servants mistake, and sometimes occasion misunderstanding among
friends. Swift.
Mis*take", n.
1. An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a
fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.
Infallibility is an absolute security of the understanding from all
possibility of mistake. Tillotson.
2. (Law)
Definition: Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground
for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it. No mistake,
surely; without fail; as, it will happen at the appointed time, and
no mistake. [Low]
Syn.
– Blunder; error; bull. See Blunder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition