Mistake /(mĭs*tāk")/

imp. & obs. p. p. Mistook; p. p. Mistaken; p. pr. & vb. n. Mistaking

1. To take or choose wrongly. [Obs. or R.]
2. To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning.

   My father's purposes have been mistook.

3. To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one person for another.

   A man may mistake the love of virtue for the practice of it.

4. To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge.

   Mistake me not so much, To think my poverty is treacherous.

1. To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error.

   Servants mistake, and sometimes occasion misunderstanding among friends.

1. An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.

   Infallibility is an absolute security of the understanding from all possibility of mistake.

2. Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it. (Law)