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misidentify

misidentify verb: to mistake the identity of (something or someone).

Verb

misidentify (third-person singular simple present misidentifies, present participle misidentifying, simple past and past participle misidentified)

  1. (transitive) To mistake the identity of (something or someone).

Forms of misidentify

third-person singular presentmisidentifies
present participlemisidentifying
past participlemisidentified
pastmisidentified

Origin of misidentify

From mis- + identify.

Words formed from misidentify

Questions about misidentify

What does misidentify mean?
Misidentify means to mistake the identity of (something or someone).
What part of speech is misidentify?
Misidentify is a verb.
What is the past tense of misidentify?
The past tense of misidentify is misidentified.

Words near misidentify in the dictionary

  1. misidentifications
  2. misidentified
  3. misidentifier
  4. misidentifiers
  5. misidentifies
  6. misidentify
  7. misidentifying
  8. misidentities
  9. misidentity
  10. Misiewicz
  11. Misiewiczes

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