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miscodify

miscodify verb: to codify in an incorrect way.

Verb

miscodify (third-person singular simple present miscodifies, present participle miscodifying, simple past and past participle miscodified)

  1. (rare, transitive) To codify in an incorrect way.
    • The nonsubstantive updates and corrections cure printing and engrossing errors; correct erroneous division and section crossreferences; substitute references to specific effective dates; recodify miscodified sections […]1987, Ohio Legislative Service Commission, Summary of Enactments, page 32
    • Claims examiners may miscodify services rendered.1988, Elizabeth Hogue, Preventing fraud and abuse: a guide for medicare and medicaid providers

Forms of miscodify

third-person singular presentmiscodifies
present participlemiscodifying
past participlemiscodified
pastmiscodified

Origin of miscodify

From mis- + codify.

Questions about miscodify

What does miscodify mean?
Miscodify means to codify in an incorrect way.
What part of speech is miscodify?
Miscodify is a verb.
What is the past tense of miscodify?
The past tense of miscodify is miscodified.

Words near miscodify in the dictionary

  1. miscode
  2. miscoded
  3. miscodes
  4. miscodified
  5. miscodifies
  6. miscodify
  7. miscodifying
  8. miscoding
  9. miscodings
  10. miscognise
  11. miscognised

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