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miskindle

miskindle verb: to kindle amiss; inflame to a bad purpose.

Verb

miskindle (third-person singular simple present miskindles, present participle miskindling, simple past and past participle miskindled)

  1. (transitive) To kindle amiss; inflame to a bad purpose.

Forms of miskindle

third-person singular presentmiskindles
present participlemiskindling
past participlemiskindled
pastmiskindled

Origin of miskindle

From mis- + kindle.

Questions about miskindle

What does miskindle mean?
Miskindle means to kindle amiss; inflame to a bad purpose.
What part of speech is miskindle?
Miskindle is a verb.
What is the past tense of miskindle?
The past tense of miskindle is miskindled.

Words near miskindle in the dictionary

  1. miskick
  2. miskicked
  3. miskicking
  4. miskicks
  5. Miskin
  6. miskindle
  7. Miskine
  8. Miskito
  9. Miskitos
  10. misknew
  11. misknit

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