Definitions
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- imp. & obs. p. p. of
mistake .
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- verb Simple past of
mistake .
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Examples
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III. ii.24 (321,5) yet had he mistook him, and sent him to me] [W: mislook'd] I rather read, _yet had he_ not _mistook him, and sent to me_.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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Like the inventors of the Backstreet Boys, pet rocks and the Macarena dance, Sarah Palin mistook fame for actual talent and durability.
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Late last year, Palin mistook Iraq for Iran when she suggested that the U.S. has to crack down on Iraq to prevent nuclear war in Iran.
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Late last year, Palin mistook Iraq for Iran when she suggested that the U.S. has to crack down on Iraq to prevent nuclear war in Iran.
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It's nothing this side of deplorable that Chaim Levine -- yeah that's his real name mistook this rock star for his exit strategy.
Charlie Sheen's radio rant: From 'Apocalypse Now' to pee tests 2011
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Ms. Deng got in a quarrel with Huang Dezhi when he "mistook" her for a bathhouse attendant and asked her for "cross gender" services, according to a police report.
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How gullible can this jury be to collectively accept that this gun-happy moron "mistook" his weapon for the taser that he carries on the opposite side of his body?
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How gullible can this jury be to collectively accept that this gun-happy moron "mistook" his weapon for the taser that he carries on the opposite side of his body?
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How gullible can this jury be to collectively accept that this gun-happy moron "mistook" his weapon for the taser that he carries on the opposite side of his body?
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How gullible can this jury be to collectively accept that this gun-happy moron "mistook" his weapon for the taser that he carries on the opposite side of his body?
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