misdefine
misdefine verb: to define a term in a manner that is not correct; to define wrongly.
Verb
misdefine (third-person singular simple present misdefines, present participle misdefining, simple past and past participle misdefined)
Forms of misdefine
| third-person singular present | misdefines |
|---|---|
| present participle | misdefining |
| past participle | misdefined |
| past | misdefined |
Origin of misdefine
From mis- + define.
Words that rhyme with misdefine
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- design
- divine
- combine
- pine
- spline
- swine
- consign
- frankenstein
- nine
- refine
- vine
- whine
- benign
- chine
- in line
- intertwine
- recline
- resign
- rine
- undermine
- wine
- affine
- anodyne
- dine
- gold mine
- incline
- malign
- opine
- outshine
- propine
- red line
- shrine
- syne
- tine
- trunk line
- tyne
- atrine
- berine
- bine
- brine
- cline
- confine
- disentwine
- einstein
- equine
- offline
- quine
- repine
Questions about misdefine
- What does misdefine mean?
- Misdefine means to define a term in a manner that is not correct; to define wrongly.
- What part of speech is misdefine?
- Misdefine is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misdefine?
- The past tense of misdefine is misdefined.
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