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misremember

verb

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Pronunciation: /mɪsɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/ / /mɪsɹɪˈmɛmbə/

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 remember English misremember From mis- + remember.

  1. To remember incorrectly.

    . . . that he, who twice upon oath, with time of recollection, could not remember anything of such a business, might well, a third time, misremember somewhat.

    His name, if I do not misremember, was Peter Otsequot.