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misinclude

misinclude verb: to include (something) that should not be included.

Verb

misinclude (third-person singular simple present misincludes, present participle misincluding, simple past and past participle misincluded)

  1. To include (something) that should not be included.
    • The elimination of these misincluded units reduced the original 4330 to an effective sample of 3927 ( Table 10-9 ).1971, Urban B. Ozanne, Shelby D. Hunt, The Economic Effects of Franchising, page 10-20
    • I am still only beginning my attempt to map out the relations between these kindred spirits and no doubt will leave out, misinclude, and misrepresent some people in the course of providing my introductory list, but since this paper cannot wait for a year, I will have to present my half-formed...1986, Myles Brand, Robert M. Harnish, The Representation of Knowledge and Belief, page 67

Forms of misinclude

third-person singular presentmisincludes
present participlemisincluding
past participlemisincluded
pastmisincluded

Origin of misinclude

From mis- + include.

Questions about misinclude

What does misinclude mean?
Misinclude means to include (something) that should not be included.
What part of speech is misinclude?
Misinclude is a verb.
What is the past tense of misinclude?
The past tense of misinclude is misincluded.

Words near misinclude in the dictionary

  1. misinclinations
  2. misincline
  3. misinclined
  4. misinclines
  5. misinclining
  6. misinclude
  7. misincluded
  8. misincludes
  9. misincluding
  10. misincorporate
  11. misincorporated

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