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miscollate

miscollate verb: to collate incorrectly.

Verb

miscollate (third-person singular simple present miscollates, present participle miscollating, simple past and past participle miscollated)

  1. To collate incorrectly.
    • They are available in eight colors, reverse collated in pairs, and reportedly will not miscollate in copiers.1992, American Printer - Volume 209, page 82
    • It ended by taking another six months of hair pulling, phone calls, and tons of antacid as pages were lost, copies miscollated, and various bindings and slip cases tried and rejected.2004, Tony Hillerman, Ernie Bulow, Ernest Franklin, Talking Mysteries: A Conversation with Tony Hillerman, page 21

Forms of miscollate

third-person singular presentmiscollates
present participlemiscollating
past participlemiscollated
pastmiscollated

Origin of miscollate

From mis- + collate.

Questions about miscollate

What does miscollate mean?
Miscollate means to collate incorrectly.
What part of speech is miscollate?
Miscollate is a verb.
What is the past tense of miscollate?
The past tense of miscollate is miscollated.

Words near miscollate in the dictionary

  1. miscognizes
  2. miscognizing
  3. miscoinage
  4. miscoinages
  5. miscoined
  6. miscollate
  7. miscollated
  8. miscollates
  9. miscollating
  10. miscollation
  11. miscollations

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