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All misquote antonyms

misΒ·quote
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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
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