mispledge
mispledge verb: to pledge foolishly or in error.
Verb
mispledge (third-person singular simple present mispledges, present participle mispledging, simple past and past participle mispledged)
- To pledge foolishly or in error.
- The Dubuque and Sioux City bonds (so mispledged to the firm, and two of them by the firm to the bank) fell due July 1st, 1894 (fols. 281, 314, 340), and on demand of Randall, acting for the plaintiffs, that their proceeds should go to the estate, Bunker shifted securities so as to accomplish this...1897, New York Court of Appeals. Records and Briefs., page 622
- On the 18th inst. I first heard of my good fortune in the sight of a King (?) and in case any of my friends suspect that something unknown to them might have passed between me and the King or his advisers, I pledge my word, never wilfully mispledged, that nothing has passed on my part but that...1899, Theophila Carlile Campbell, The Battle of The Press: As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile by His Daughter
Forms of mispledge
| third-person singular present | mispledges |
|---|---|
| present participle | mispledging |
| past participle | mispledged |
| past | mispledged |
Origin of mispledge
From mis- + pledge.
Questions about mispledge
- What does mispledge mean?
- Mispledge means to pledge foolishly or in error.
- What part of speech is mispledge?
- Mispledge is a verb.
- What is the past tense of mispledge?
- The past tense of mispledge is mispledged.
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