misdeem
[verb]
Synonyms: misjudge, misesteem, mistake, confound, confuse, misidentify, mix, mix up

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misdeem verb. [mɪs'di:m] Now chiefly arch. & poet. ME.
[from MIS-¹ 1 + DEEM verb.]
1. verb intrans. Form a wrong judgement (of); hold a mistaken opinion. ME.
■ H. F. Cary Farther on, If I misdeem not, Soldanieri bides.

2. verb trans. Have a mistaken opinion or view of. LME.
■ J. R. Lowell If ever with distempered voice or pen We have misdeemed thee, here we take it back.
b. Suppose mistakenly that. L16.
c. Wrongly suppose (a person or thing) to be something else; mistake (a thing) for another. M17.

3. verb intrans. & trans. Form an unfavourable judgement (of), think ill (of or of). LME-M18.

4. a. verb intrans. Suspect evil. LME-L16.
b. verb trans. Have a suspicion of; suspect (some evil). L15-E17.

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