transitive. To report (an event, action, statement, etc.) incorrectly; to give a false or inaccurate account of.

transitive. To relate or retell incorrectly.

transitive. To recite, relate, or describe incorrectly; to give an inaccurate account of. Also intransitive.

transitive and intransitive. To relate badly, wrongly, or inaccurately (in various senses).

transitive. To state erroneously; to make wrong or misleading statements about. Also intransitive.