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distranslate

distranslate verb: to translate incorrectly in a deceptive or deliberate manner.

Verb

distranslate (third-person singular simple present distranslates, present participle distranslating, simple past and past participle distranslated)

  1. (neologism, transitive) To translate incorrectly in a deceptive or deliberate manner.

Forms of distranslate

third-person singular presentdistranslates
present participledistranslating
past participledistranslated
pastdistranslated

Origin of distranslate

From dis- + translate, modelled after disinform. Possibly a back-formation from distranslation.

Questions about distranslate

What does distranslate mean?
Distranslate means to translate incorrectly in a deceptive or deliberate manner.
What part of speech is distranslate?
Distranslate is a verb.
What is the past tense of distranslate?
The past tense of distranslate is distranslated.

Words near distranslate in the dictionary

  1. distrains
  2. distraint
  3. distraints
  4. distrait
  5. distraite
  6. distranslate
  7. distranslated
  8. distranslating
  9. distranslation
  10. distranslations
  11. distraught

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