misattribute

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misattribute

verb misattributes · misattributing · misattributed

To erroneously attribute; to falsely ascribe; used especially of authorship. “It looks like this is either an A.I. hallucination or a misattributed quote,” Ms. [Meredith] Broussard said.
Similar: misascribe

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@misc{misattribute_2026,
  title = {misattribute},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/misattribute},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}