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misqualify

misqualify verb: to qualify incorrectly.

Verb

misqualify (third-person singular simple present misqualifies, present participle misqualifying, simple past and past participle misqualified)

  1. (transitive) To qualify incorrectly.

Forms of misqualify

third-person singular presentmisqualifies
present participlemisqualifying
past participlemisqualified
pastmisqualified

Origin of misqualify

From mis- + qualify.

Questions about misqualify

What does misqualify mean?
Misqualify means to qualify incorrectly.
What part of speech is misqualify?
Misqualify is a verb.
What is the past tense of misqualify?
The past tense of misqualify is misqualified.

Words near misqualify in the dictionary

  1. misputts
  2. misqualification
  3. misqualifications
  4. misqualified
  5. misqualifies
  6. misqualify
  7. misqualifying
  8. misquantification
  9. misquantifications
  10. misquantified
  11. misquantifies

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