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misidentify

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﹒To identify someone or something incorrectly.

﹒To mistake the identity of a person or object.

Examples

﹒The witness was afraid that they might misidentify the suspect in the police lineup.

﹒It is easy to misidentify this rare species of bird if you are not familiar with its unique markings.

﹒The software began to misidentify legitimate emails as spam after the latest security update.

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