Mistake
Mistake (mis*tāk") , transitive verb
[Prefix mis- + take: compare Icelandic mistaka.]
1.
To take or choose wrongly. [Obsolete or Rare] — Shakespeare
2.
To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning. — Locke
My father's purposes have been mistook.
3.
To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another.
A man may mistake the love of virtue for the practice of it.
4.
To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge.
Mistake me not so much,
To think my poverty is treacherous.
Mistake , intransitive verb
To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error.
Servants mistake, and sometimes occasion misunderstanding among friends.
Mistake (mis*tāk") , noun
1.
An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.
Infallibility is an absolute security of the understanding from all possibility of mistake.
2.
(Law) Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it.
Collocations (1)
No mistake , surely; without fail; as, it will happen at the appointed time, and no mistake. [Low]