misacknowledge
UK/ˌmɪsəkˈnɒlɪdʒ/
misacknowledge verb: to fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
Verb
misacknowledge (third-person singular simple present misacknowledges, present participle misacknowledging, simple past and past participle misacknowledged)
- To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
- I saw him at Ferrara, in so pitteous a plight[…]; misacknowledging [translating mesconnoissant] both himselfe and his labours, which unwitting to him, and even to his face, have been published both uncorrected and maimed.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
- How many do I ordinarily see that mis-acknowledge poverty; how many that wish for death or that pass it without any alarm or affliction?1901, Robert S Littell, The Living Age, volume CCXXVIII
Forms of misacknowledge
| third-person singular present | misacknowledges |
|---|---|
| present participle | misacknowledging |
| past participle | misacknowledged |
| past | misacknowledged |
Origin of misacknowledge
From mis- + acknowledge.
Questions about misacknowledge
- What does misacknowledge mean?
- Misacknowledge means to fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
- What part of speech is misacknowledge?
- Misacknowledge is a verb.
- How do you pronounce misacknowledge?
- Misacknowledge is pronounced /ˌmɪsəkˈnɒlɪdʒ/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of misacknowledge?
- The past tense of misacknowledge is misacknowledged.
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