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Vinony

misidentify

verb

  1. identify incorrectly
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Wiktionary

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English identify English misidentify From mis- + identify.

  1. To mistake the identity of (something or someone).