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misrede

misrede verb: to advise unwisely or to bad purpose; miscounsel; misadvise.

Verb

misrede (third-person singular simple present misredes, present participle misreding, simple past and past participle misreded)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To advise unwisely or to bad purpose; miscounsel; misadvise.

Forms of misrede

third-person singular presentmisredes
present participlemisreding
past participlemisreded
pastmisreded

Origin of misrede

From Middle English misreden, from Old English misrǣdan (“to advise wrongly; read wrongly”), equivalent to mis- + rede. Compare misread.

Questions about misrede

What does misrede mean?
Misrede means to advise unwisely or to bad purpose; miscounsel; misadvise.
What part of speech is misrede?
Misrede is a verb.
What is the past tense of misrede?
The past tense of misrede is misreded.

Words near misrede in the dictionary

  1. misrecruits
  2. misrectified
  3. misrectifies
  4. misrectify
  5. misrectifying
  6. misrede
  7. misredeem
  8. misredeemed
  9. misredeeming
  10. misredeems
  11. misree

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