† misallegev.
Obsolete.
transitive. To cite falsely as supporting one's contention.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > false assertion > assert falsely [verb (transitive)]
feigna1300
liea1300
pretend1395
belie1561
misallege1566
pretence1567
perjurea1586
soothe1591
falsify1606
mislaya1626
misaffirma1631
1566 T. Stapleton Returne Vntruthes Jewelles Replie Ep.** What kinde is there of Authors, that you haue not Corrupted, Misalleaged, False Translated, and Abused?
1625 R. Montagu Appello Cæsarem 299 If I have misalledged, falsified, or else misapplyed my Authors and Authority.
a1640 J. Ball Answer to Iohn Can (1642) i. 10 I wonder if men doe not tremble thus to..misalledge the holy scripture.
a1670 J. Hacket Cent. Serm. (1675) 323 The Devil did Misalledge the Psalm of David, because he gave it a sense repugnant to the text of Moses.
Derivatives
misalleged adj.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > false assertion > [adjective]
pretended1489
misalleged1620
vamped1714
trumped-up1728
whipped1900
1620 Bp. J. Hall Honor Married Clergie i. ix. 53 Those two mis-alledged Authors, to whom hee ascribes vs.
1629 H. Burton Truth's Triumph 343 A mis-alledged place, or a mis-conceiued allegation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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