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misrecollecting

misrecollecting is the present participle and gerund of misrecollect.

Meaning of misrecollect

Verb

misrecollect (third-person singular simple present misrecollects, present participle misrecollecting, simple past and past participle misrecollected)

  1. (transitive) To recollect incorrectly; to misremember.
    • It means he may have misrecollected what happened.”2007 February 21, Neil A. Lewis, “In Closing Pleas, Clashing Views on Libby’s Role”, in New York Times

Questions about misrecollecting

What is misrecollecting the present participle and gerund of?
Misrecollecting is the present participle and gerund of misrecollect.

Words near misrecollecting in the dictionary

  1. misrecognized
  2. misrecognizes
  3. misrecognizing
  4. misrecollect
  5. misrecollected
  6. misrecollecting
  7. misrecollection
  8. misrecollections
  9. misrecollects
  10. misrecommend
  11. misrecommended

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