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   Mistake , v. t. [imp. & obs. p. p. Mistook ; p. p. Mistaken ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mistaking.] [Pref. mis- + take: cf. Icel. mistaka.]
    To take or choose wrongly. [Obs. or R.]
   Shak.
   
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   To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning.
   Locke.
   
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   My father's purposes have been mistook.
   Shak.
   
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   To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another.
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   A man may mistake the love of virtue for the practice of it.
   Johnson.
   
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   To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge.
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   Mistake me not so much,
   To think my poverty is treacherous.
   Shak.
   
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   Mistake, v. i. To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error.
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   Servants mistake, and sometimes occasion misunderstanding among friends.
   Swift.
   
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   Mistake , n.
   An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.
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   Infallibility is an absolute security of the understanding from all possibility of mistake.
   Tillotson.
   
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   (Law) Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it.
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   No mistake, surely; without fail; as, it will happen at the appointed time, and no mistake. [Low]
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   Syn. -- Blunder; error; bull. See Blunder.
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