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misconceptualize

misconceptualize verb: to form a misconception about something.

Verb

misconceptualize (third-person singular simple present misconceptualizes, present participle misconceptualizing, simple past and past participle misconceptualized)

  1. To form a misconception about something

Forms of misconceptualize

third-person singular presentmisconceptualizes
present participlemisconceptualizing
past participlemisconceptualized
pastmisconceptualized

Origin of misconceptualize

From mis- + conceptualize.

Questions about misconceptualize

What does misconceptualize mean?
Misconceptualize means to form a misconception about something.
What part of speech is misconceptualize?
Misconceptualize is a verb.
What is the past tense of misconceptualize?
The past tense of misconceptualize is misconceptualized.

Words near misconceptualize in the dictionary

  1. misconceptions
  2. misconceptualisation
  3. misconceptualisations
  4. misconceptualization
  5. misconceptualizations
  6. misconceptualize
  7. misconceptualized
  8. misconceptualizes
  9. misconceptualizing
  10. misconcern
  11. misconclude

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