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misdefends

misdefends is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misdefend.

Meaning of misdefend

Verb

misdefend (third-person singular simple present misdefends, present participle misdefending, simple past and past participle misdefended)

  1. (transitive) To defend incorrectly.
    • After a flat board, Wbridge5 misdefended to allow a second overtrick in three no-trump.2009 September 26, Phillip Alder, “Jack Gets Bragging Rights in Computer Battle”, in New York Times

Questions about misdefends

What is misdefends the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Misdefends is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misdefend.

Words near misdefends in the dictionary

  1. misdeemings
  2. misdeems
  3. misdefend
  4. misdefended
  5. misdefending
  6. misdefends
  7. misdefense
  8. misdefine
  9. misdefined
  10. misdefines
  11. misdefining

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