misgather

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To accumulate or assemble incorrectly.

   • Some leaves have been lost or misgathered; the MS., however, affords no indication for deciding which of these suppositions is correct.
   • Theoretically the machine is foolproof and cannot misgather but in practice the hoppers are sometimes loaded with the wrong sections and this necessitates a percentage check on the product of the machine.
2. 2

   To infer or conclude incorrectly.

   • Secondly, I have gathered from your testimony, though I mention it because I want to be correct if I misgather it, that NASA is an operating agency, not an intelligence agency.
   • The lower the discriminating conceptual power the more the facts are misgathered, i.e. the greater the misinformation – and vice versa .

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