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mislocating

mislocating is the present participle and gerund of mislocate.

Meaning of mislocate

Verb

mislocate (third-person singular simple present mislocates, present participle mislocating, simple past and past participle mislocated)

  1. (transitive) To locate incorrectly.
    • The first time the wall was poured, the seams in the form (which produced corresponding lines in the concrete) were mislocated.2007 November 4, Fred A. Bernstein, “Lifting a High Ranch to New Heights”, in New York Times

Questions about mislocating

What is mislocating the present participle and gerund of?
Mislocating is the present participle and gerund of mislocate.

Words near mislocating in the dictionary

  1. mislocalizes
  2. mislocalizing
  3. mislocate
  4. mislocated
  5. mislocates
  6. mislocating
  7. mislocation
  8. mislocations
  9. mislocution
  10. mislocutions
  11. mislodge

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