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misderiving

misderiving is the present participle and gerund of misderive.

Meaning of misderive

Verb

misderive (third-person singular simple present misderives, present participle misderiving, simple past and past participle misderived)

  1. (transitive) To derive erroneously.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To turn or divert improperly; to misdirect.
    • […] this practice of impropriation, which was first set on foot by unjust and sacrilegious bulls from Rome, is justly offensive both to God and good men; as misderiving the well-meant devotions of charitable and pious souls into a wrong channel.1649, Joseph Hall, Resolutions and Decisions of Divers Practicall cases of Conscience

Questions about misderiving

What is misderiving the present participle and gerund of?
Misderiving is the present participle and gerund of misderive.

Words near misderiving in the dictionary

  1. misderivation
  2. misderivations
  3. misderive
  4. misderived
  5. misderives
  6. misderiving
  7. misdescribe
  8. misdescribed
  9. misdescriber
  10. misdescribers
  11. misdescribes

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