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misidentify
 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb misidentify has 1 sense
  1. mistake, misidentify - identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister"
    --1 is one way to identify
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody

Definitions from the Web

misidentify

Part of Speech: Verb

Senses:

  1. To identify someone or something incorrectly or mistakenly.
  2. To wrongly recognize or mistake the identity of someone or something.

Usage Examples:

Sense 1:

  1. She misidentified the suspect in the police lineup.
  2. The witness misidentified the car's color as blue instead of green.

Sense 2:

  1. He often misidentifies people he has only met briefly.
  2. The birdwatcher misidentified the rare species as a common robin.

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