put words in someone's mouth

Verb

 * 1)  To say or imply that someone has made a statement or remark which they did not precisely or directly make.
 * 2)  To encourage or induce someone to appear to assert something by asking a leading question or by otherwise manipulating the individual.
 * 1)  To encourage or induce someone to appear to assert something by asking a leading question or by otherwise manipulating the individual.
 * 1)  To encourage or induce someone to appear to assert something by asking a leading question or by otherwise manipulating the individual.

Synonyms

 * twist someone's words

Translations

 * Arabic: قَوَّلَهُ مَا لَمْ يَقُلْ
 * Finnish: laittaa sanoja jonkun suuhun, panna sanoja jonkun suuhun, vääristellä jonkun sanoja
 * French: faire dire à quelqu'un ce qu'il n'a pas dit
 * German: jemandem Worte in den Mund legen
 * Icelandic: gera upp orð, leggja orð í munn
 * Polish:, włożyć w usta
 * Scottish Gaelic: cuir facail sa' bheul chuideigin
 * Vietnamese: nhét chữ vào mồm, nhét chữ vào miệng