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mislocalize

mislocalize verb: to localize incorrectly.

Verb

mislocalize (third-person singular simple present mislocalizes, present participle mislocalizing, simple past and past participle mislocalized)

  1. To localize incorrectly.

Forms of mislocalize

third-person singular presentmislocalizes
present participlemislocalizing
past participlemislocalized
pastmislocalized

Origin of mislocalize

From mis- + localize.

Questions about mislocalize

What does mislocalize mean?
Mislocalize means to localize incorrectly.
What part of speech is mislocalize?
Mislocalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of mislocalize?
The past tense of mislocalize is mislocalized.

Words near mislocalize in the dictionary

  1. mislocalise
  2. mislocalised
  3. mislocalises
  4. mislocalization
  5. mislocalizations
  6. mislocalize
  7. mislocalized
  8. mislocalizes
  9. mislocalizing
  10. mislocate
  11. mislocated

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