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mismanipulate

mismanipulate verb: to manipulate badly; to operate in a way that does not achieve the intended result.

Verb

mismanipulate (third-person singular simple present mismanipulates, present participle mismanipulating, simple past and past participle mismanipulated)

  1. To manipulate badly; to operate in a way that does not achieve the intended result.
    • By a system of shafts, levers and links the overwinding and overspeeding device which is geared to the depth indicator is attached to the hoist-control lever in such a way that the machine would be stopped automatically should the hoistman mismanipulate his levers at the beginning or end of a hoist.1926, Coal Age - Volume 29, page 461
    • We managed to mismanipulate the old bus so they would miss their train and stay over an extra day.1932, The Railroad Telegrapher - Volume 49, page 146

Examples of mismanipulate in a sentence

  • Anyway, cocksure and anxious to show off on the stage, the young student mismanipulates the chemicals under his helpless brother's eyes.1986, Sociocriticism - Issues 3-6, page 152:
  • Second, the switching device may mismanipulate in certain cases.2011, Zhendong Sun, Shuzhi Sam Ge, Stability Theory of Switched Dynamical Systems, page 170:

Forms of mismanipulate

third-person singular presentmismanipulates
present participlemismanipulating
past participlemismanipulated
pastmismanipulated

Origin of mismanipulate

From mis- + manipulate.

Questions about mismanipulate

What does mismanipulate mean?
Mismanipulate means to manipulate badly; to operate in a way that does not achieve the intended result.
How do you use mismanipulate in a sentence?
Anyway, cocksure and anxious to show off on the stage, the young student mismanipulates the chemicals under his helpless brother's eyes.
What part of speech is mismanipulate?
Mismanipulate is a verb.
What is the past tense of mismanipulate?
The past tense of mismanipulate is mismanipulated.

Words near mismanipulate in the dictionary

  1. mismaneuvring
  2. mismangle
  3. mismangled
  4. mismangles
  5. mismangling
  6. mismanipulate
  7. mismanipulated
  8. mismanipulates
  9. mismanipulating
  10. mismanned
  11. mismannered

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