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t. To
get a wrong idea of or about; to misunderstand.

Mis*com`pu*ta"tion (?), n.
Erroneous computation; false reckoning.

Mis`com*pute" (?), v. t. [Cf.
Miscount.] To compute erroneously. Sir T.
Browne.

Mis`con*ceit" (?), n.
Misconception. [Obs.]

Mis`con*ceive" (?), v. t. & i.
[imp. & p. p. Misconceived (?); p.
pr. & vb. n. Misconceiving.] To conceive
wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a false notion of; to
misjudge; to misapprehend.

Those things which, for want of due consideration
heretofore, they have misconceived.

Hooker.

Syn. -- To misapprehend; misunderstand; mistake.

Mis`con*ceiv"er (?), n. One who
misconceives.

Mis`con*cep"tion (?), n. Erroneous
conception; false opinion; wrong understanding.
Harvey.

Mis`con*clu"sion (?), n. An
erroneous inference or conclusion.

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