All misquote antonyms
misΒ·quote
M m verb misquote
- explain β Make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas.
- minimise β to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
- organise β to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- explicate β Analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail.
- quote β to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.
- ignore β to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- decrease β When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- lessen β to become less.
- play down β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- compress β When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- abridge β to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
- deprecate β If you deprecate something, you criticize it.
- minimize β to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
- understate β to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms: The casualty lists understate the extent of the disaster.
- contract β A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- lower β to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- reduce β to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- shrink β to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- depreciate β If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
- straighten β make straight
- clean β Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- purify β to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
- agree β If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
- approve β If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
- represent β to present again or anew.
- hurt β to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- organize β to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- decipher β to determine the meaning of (something obscure or illegible)
- leave alone β separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
- clear up β When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
- order β an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- pronounce β to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
- translate β to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own: to translate Spanish.
- unscramble β to bring out of a scrambled condition; reduce to order or intelligibility.
- simplify β to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
- beautify β If you beautify something, you make it look more beautiful.
- remain β to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- continue β If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- uncurl β unfurl, open up
- untwist β to untangle