To apprehend wrongly; misunderstand
(Irregular preterit, past participle: mistook, mistaken).
1. To identify incorrectly; SYN. misidentify.
2. To mistake one thing for another; SYN. confuse, confound.
(Irregular preterit, past participle: misunderstood).
To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.