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misgage

misgage is the alternative form of misgauge.

Meaning of misgauge

Verb

misgauge (third-person singular simple present misgauges, present participle misgauging, simple past and past participle misgauged)

  1. To gauge (measure) incorrectly
    • But Mr. Harrison blatantly stole the show by baldly admitting that his own bosses at Sony’s brain trust in Japan completely misgauged the direction of the entertainment industry.2008 February 28, Seth Schiesel, “As Gaming Turns Social, Industry Shifts Strategies”, in New York Times

Forms of misgage

third-person singular presentmisgages
present participlemisgaging
past participlemisgaged
pastmisgaged

Questions about misgage

What is misgage the alternative form of?
Misgage is the alternative form of misgauge.

Words near misgage in the dictionary

  1. misfuels
  2. misfunction
  3. misfunctioned
  4. misfunctioning
  5. misfunctions
  6. misgage
  7. misgaged
  8. misgages
  9. misgaging
  10. misgather
  11. misgathered

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