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misexpand

misexpand verb: to give a false full form of (an abbreviation or acronym).

Verb

misexpand (third-person singular simple present misexpands, present participle misexpanding, simple past and past participle misexpanded)

  1. (transitive) To give a false full form of (an abbreviation or acronym)

Forms of misexpand

third-person singular presentmisexpands
present participlemisexpanding
past participlemisexpanded
pastmisexpanded

Origin of misexpand

From mis- + expand.

Questions about misexpand

What does misexpand mean?
Misexpand means to give a false full form of (an abbreviation or acronym).
What part of speech is misexpand?
Misexpand is a verb.
What is the past tense of misexpand?
The past tense of misexpand is misexpanded.

Words near misexpand in the dictionary

  1. misexecuted
  2. misexecutes
  3. misexecuting
  4. misexecution
  5. misexecutions
  6. misexpand
  7. misexpanded
  8. misexpanding
  9. misexpands
  10. misexpectation
  11. misexpectations

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