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misinspire

misinspire verb: to inspire falsely or wrongly.

Verb

misinspire (third-person singular simple present misinspires, present participle misinspiring, simple past and past participle misinspired)

  1. (transitive) To inspire falsely or wrongly.

Forms of misinspire

third-person singular presentmisinspires
present participlemisinspiring
past participlemisinspired
pastmisinspired

Origin of misinspire

From mis- + inspire.

Questions about misinspire

What does misinspire mean?
Misinspire means to inspire falsely or wrongly.
What part of speech is misinspire?
Misinspire is a verb.
What is the past tense of misinspire?
The past tense of misinspire is misinspired.

Words near misinspire in the dictionary

  1. misinspecting
  2. misinspection
  3. misinspections
  4. misinspects
  5. misinspiration
  6. misinspire
  7. misinspired
  8. misinspires
  9. misinspiring
  10. misinstall
  11. misinstallation

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