Clear
Clear verb - To rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way.
Misinterpret is an antonym for clear.
Misinterpret
Misinterpret verb - To change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of.
Usage example: his note on this passage in the novel seriously misinterprets the author's meaning
Clear is an antonym for misinterpret.
Nearby Words: misinterpretation, misinterpreting
Common collocations
| relationship | clear relationship | misinterpret relationship |
| jump | clear jump | misinterpret jump |
| song | clear song | misinterpret song |
| points | clear points | misinterpret points |
| Other words: songs. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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His reasons for this are largely ambiguous, but what is clear is that this is what causes Mello to misinterpret L's Heroic Suicide as an act of desertion, resulting in the Broken Pedestal that turns Mello against Wammy's House.
Source: Fanfic / And The Story Continues
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