Definition of mistake

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Mistake (v. t.) To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another..

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Disabuse :: Disabuse (v. t.) To set free from mistakes; to undeceive; to disengage from fallacy or deception; to set right.
Illusion :: Illusion (n.) A sensation originated by some external object, but so modified as in any way to lead to an erroneous perception; as when the rolling of a wagon is mistaken for thunder..
Fallible :: Fallible (a.) Liable to fail, mistake, or err; liable to deceive or to be deceived; as, all men are fallible; our opinions and hopes are fallible..
Detect :: Detect (v. t.) To uncover; to discover; to find out; to bring to light; as, to detect a crime or a criminal; to detect a mistake in an account..
Misobserve :: Misobserve (v. t.) To observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing.
Mistake :: Mistake (v. t.) To take or choose wrongly.
Mistake :: Mistake (v. t.) To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another..
Hyacinth :: Hyacinth (n.) The name also given to Scilla Peruviana, a Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers; -- called also, from a mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru..
Inerringly :: Inerringly (adv.) Without error, mistake, or deviation; unerringly..
Misremember :: Misremember (v. t. & i.) To mistake in remembering; not to remember correctly.
Asparagus :: Asparagus (n.) A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order Liliaceae, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers. Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species cultivated in gardens..
Misclaim :: Misclaim (n.) A mistaken claim.
Misprision :: Misprision (n.) The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake.
Misprint :: Misprint (n.) A mistake in printing; a deviation from the copy; as, a book full of misprints..
Blunder :: Blunder (n.) A gross error or mistake, resulting from carelessness, stupidity, or culpable ignorance..
Miss :: Miss (n.) Mistake; error; fault.
Self-deceived :: Self-deceived (a.) Deceived or misled respecting one's self by one's own mistake or error.
Misdevotion :: Misdevotion (n.) Mistaken devotion.
Misunderstand :: Misunderstand (v. t.) To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.
Mistakenly :: Mistakenly (adv.) By mistake.
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