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misdecline

misdecline verb: to decline (a noun or adjective) incorrectly, applying the wrong inflection.

Verb

misdecline (third-person singular simple present misdeclines, present participle misdeclining, simple past and past participle misdeclined)

  1. (rare, transitive) To decline (a noun or adjective) incorrectly, applying the wrong inflection.

Forms of misdecline

third-person singular presentmisdeclines
present participlemisdeclining
past participlemisdeclined
pastmisdeclined

Origin of misdecline

From mis- + decline.

Questions about misdecline

What does misdecline mean?
Misdecline means to decline (a noun or adjective) incorrectly, applying the wrong inflection.
What part of speech is misdecline?
Misdecline is a verb.
What is the past tense of misdecline?
The past tense of misdecline is misdeclined.

Words near misdecline in the dictionary

  1. misdeclarations
  2. misdeclare
  3. misdeclared
  4. misdeclares
  5. misdeclaring
  6. misdecline
  7. misdecode
  8. misdecoded
  9. misdecodes
  10. misdecoding
  11. misdecorate

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