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mismate

mismate verb: to mate or match wrongly or unsuitably; mismatch.

Verb

mismate (third-person singular simple present mismates, present participle mismating, simple past and past participle mismated)

  1. (transitive) To mate or match wrongly or unsuitably; mismatch.
    • to mismated shoes
    • a mismated couple

Forms of mismate

third-person singular presentmismates
present participlemismating
past participlemismated
pastmismated

Origin of mismate

From mis- + mate.

Questions about mismate

What does mismate mean?
Mismate means to mate or match wrongly or unsuitably; mismatch.
What part of speech is mismate?
Mismate is a verb.
What is the past tense of mismate?
The past tense of mismate is mismated.

Words near mismate in the dictionary

  1. mismatches
  2. mismatching
  3. mismatchings
  4. mismatchment
  5. mismatchments
  6. mismate
  7. mismated
  8. mismates
  9. mismating
  10. mismatings
  11. mismean

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