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misexplicate

misexplicate verb: to explicate incorrectly.

Verb

misexplicate (third-person singular simple present misexplicates, present participle misexplicating, simple past and past participle misexplicated)

  1. To explicate incorrectly.
    • They hav ^([sic]) only misexplicated all its parts after their own happy way.1893 January 14, “Freethought Converting Clergymen”, in The Truth Seeker: A Journal of Freethought and Reform, volume 20, number 2, page 20
    • King Philip misexplicated part of the following threat to Angiers ( 2.1.274-77 ):1987, Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism - Volumes 1-2, page 169

Forms of misexplicate

third-person singular presentmisexplicates
present participlemisexplicating
past participlemisexplicated
pastmisexplicated

Origin of misexplicate

From mis- + explicate.

Questions about misexplicate

What does misexplicate mean?
Misexplicate means to explicate incorrectly.
What part of speech is misexplicate?
Misexplicate is a verb.
What is the past tense of misexplicate?
The past tense of misexplicate is misexplicated.

Words near misexplicate in the dictionary

  1. misexplained
  2. misexplaining
  3. misexplains
  4. misexplanation
  5. misexplanations
  6. misexplicate
  7. misexplicated
  8. misexplicates
  9. misexplicating
  10. misexplication
  11. misexplications

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