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put words in someone's mouth

To say or imply that someone has said something which he or she did not precisely or directly say.
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"Let not anger or grief for the absence of thy lover make thee unjust to thy kinsman. . . ."

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Submitted on July 10, 2018

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put words in someone's mouthTo encourage or induce someone to appear to assert something by asking a leading question or by otherwise manipulating him or her.
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