English Explanatory Dictionary

distranslate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To translate incorrectly in a deceptive or deliberate manner.

Word forms

distranslate distranslates distranslating distranslated

Etymology

From dis- + translate, modelled after disinform. Possibly a back-formation from distranslation.

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