misinflate

misinflate verb: to inflate improperly.

Verb

misinflate (third-person singular simple present misinflates, present participle misinflating, simple past and past participle misinflated)

To inflate improperly.
- This unit uses sophiscated integrated circuits, so the machine itself can tell you if the cuff is misaligned or misinflated or if the batteries are weak.1982, Saturday Review - Volume 9, Issues 1-6
- But is there anything that anyone just naturally does, as long as one is not distracted or misinflated by so-called artificial moral ideals?1989, Richard Eldridge, Charles and Harriett Cox McDowell, On Moral Personhood, page 127

Electric discharges are arrested via the ground contact so that the airbag cannot misinflate.1994, Annual Connectors and Interconnection Technology Symposium Proceedings, volume 27, page 43:
According to a 2005 report approximately 74% of all 15-passenger vans had at least one tire misinflated by 25% or more.2008, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Improving...

third-person singular present	misinflates
present participle	misinflating
past participle	misinflated
past	misinflated

From mis- + inflate.

What does misinflate mean?: Misinflate means to inflate improperly.
How do you use misinflate in a sentence?: Electric discharges are arrested via the ground contact so that the airbag cannot misinflate.
What part of speech is misinflate?: Misinflate is a verb.
What is the past tense of misinflate?: The past tense of misinflate is misinflated.

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