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misinsert

misinsert verb: to insert incorrectly.

Verb

misinsert (third-person singular simple present misinserts, present participle misinserting, simple past and past participle misinserted)

  1. (transitive) To insert incorrectly.

Forms of misinsert

third-person singular presentmisinserts
present participlemisinserting
past participlemisinserted
pastmisinserted

Origin of misinsert

From mis- + insert.

Questions about misinsert

What does misinsert mean?
Misinsert means to insert incorrectly.
What part of speech is misinsert?
Misinsert is a verb.
What is the past tense of misinsert?
The past tense of misinsert is misinserted.

Words near misinsert in the dictionary

  1. misinjection
  2. misinjections
  3. misinjects
  4. misinput
  5. misinputs
  6. misinsert
  7. misinserted
  8. misinserting
  9. misinsertion
  10. misinsertions
  11. misinserts

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