What is the Latin word for misquote?

The usual Latin words for “misquote” are auctor, scrīptor, memorō; also ūsūrpō, referō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“misquote” in Latin

auctorseller, vendor; author, originator; sponsor, advocate scrīptorwriter, author; scribe memorōto remind, bring to mind; to tell, say, speak of, narrate, utter, recount, relate ūsūrpōto use, take into use, make use of, employ, apply, practise, exercise, enjoy; perform, execute; to seize, get possession referōto bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away; to give back, give up, return, restore, pay back, repay, render, pay

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

misquote

*auctorem, as an authority; scriptorem, simply as a writer), falso laudare, memorare; *perperam verbis auctoris uti; dictum scriptoris non recte commemorare, usurpare, referre. Vid: To QUOTE.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for misquote?: The usual Latin words for “misquote” are auctor, scrīptor, memorō; also ūsūrpō, referō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.