Mis`con*ceive" (?), v. t. & i.
[imp. & p. p. Misconceived (?); p.
pr. & vb. n. Misconceiving.] To conceive
wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a false notion of; to
misjudge; to misapprehend.
Those things which, for want of due consideration
heretofore, they have misconceived.
Hooker.
Syn. -- To misapprehend; misunderstand; mistake.