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misimprinting

misimprinting is the present participle and gerund of misimprint.

Meaning of misimprint

Verb

misimprint (third-person singular simple present misimprints, present participle misimprinting, simple past and past participle misimprinted)

  1. To imprint wrongly.
    • That is, by way of this initial imprinting the young animal becomes a socialized member of its species. Animals misimprinted to other species show a variety of abnormal social behaviors as adults.1977, Dorothy Rogers, Issues in child psychology, page 62

Questions about misimprinting

What is misimprinting the present participle and gerund of?
Misimprinting is the present participle and gerund of misimprint.

Words near misimprinting in the dictionary

  1. misimplying
  2. misimpression
  3. misimpressions
  4. misimprint
  5. misimprinted
  6. misimprinting
  7. misimprints
  8. misimprisonment
  9. misimprove
  10. misimproved
  11. misimprovement

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