mistakev. t.[Pref. mis- + take: cf. Icel. mistaka.]1. To take or choose wrongly.(Shak.)2. To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning.(Locke.)My father's purposes have been mistook. (Shak.)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. (Johnson.)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. (Shak.)v. i. To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error.()Servants mistake, and sometimes occasion misunderstanding among friends. (Swift.)()n.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. (Tillotson.)2. (Law) Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it.()No mistake, surely; without fail; as, it will happen at the appointed time, and no mistake. [Low]()()