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miscognise

miscognise is the alternative form of miscognize.

Meaning of miscognize

Verb

miscognize (third-person singular simple present miscognizes, present participle miscognizing, simple past and past participle miscognized)

  1. (obsolete) To fail to apprehend; to misunderstand.
    • The good never intervert, nor miscognize the favour and benefit which they have received.1603, Plutarch, translated by Philemon Holland, The Philosophie, Commonlie Called, The Morals […], London: […] Arnold Hatfield, →OCLC

Forms of miscognise

third-person singular presentmiscognises
present participlemiscognising
past participlemiscognised
pastmiscognised

Origin of miscognise

From mis- + cognise.

Questions about miscognise

What is miscognise the alternative form of?
Miscognise is the alternative form of miscognize.

Words near miscognise in the dictionary

  1. miscodifies
  2. miscodify
  3. miscodifying
  4. miscoding
  5. miscodings
  6. miscognise
  7. miscognised
  8. miscognises
  9. miscognising
  10. miscognition
  11. miscognitions

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