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misidentify

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mis·i·den·ti·fy  (ms-dnt-f)
tr.v. mis·i·den·ti·fied, mis·i·den·ti·fy·ing, mis·i·den·ti·fies
To identify incorrectly.
misi·denti·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.
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Verb1.misidentify - identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister"
mistake
identify - consider to be equal or the same; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives"
confuse, confound - mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"


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