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Mistake
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To make or form amiss; to spoil in making.
(2):
(v. t.) To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning.
(3):
(v. t.) To take or choose wrongly.
(4):
(n.) An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.
(5):
(v. i.) To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error.
(6):
(v. t.) To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge.
(7):
(v. t.) To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another.
(8):
(n.) Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mistake'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/mistake.html. 1828.