‖prop. n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a grate, a pan of coals. ] (Zoöl.) A genus of Bryozoa which produce delicate corals, often incrusting like lichens, but sometimes branched. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To characterize falsely or erroneously; to give a wrong character to. [ 1913 Webster ]
They totally mischaracterize the action. Eton. [ 1913 Webster ]