misduplicate
misduplicate verb: to duplicate incorrectly.
Verb
misduplicate (third-person singular simple present misduplicates, present participle misduplicating, simple past and past participle misduplicated)
- To duplicate incorrectly.
- However, the board had actually been misduplicated — the N-S and E-W hands were switched in one room, so that we had held the same cards as our teammates.1999, Marc Smith, World Class: Conversations with the Bridge Masters, page 244
- Now everyone should be asleep—unless somebody was suited up. So far only instants have passed; he has another three minim before the situation of any captives would become lethal, if he has misduplicated those frequencies.2015, James Tiptree, Jr., The Starry Rift
Forms of misduplicate
| third-person singular present | misduplicates |
|---|---|
| present participle | misduplicating |
| past participle | misduplicated |
| past | misduplicated |
Origin of misduplicate
From mis- + duplicate.
Questions about misduplicate
- What does misduplicate mean?
- Misduplicate means to duplicate incorrectly.
- What part of speech is misduplicate?
- Misduplicate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misduplicate?
- The past tense of misduplicate is misduplicated.
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