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misrehearse

misrehearse verb: to rehearse or quote incorrectly.

Verb

misrehearse (third-person singular simple present misrehearses, present participle misrehearsing, simple past and past participle misrehearsed)

  1. (transitive) To rehearse or quote incorrectly.
    • If the Approver misrehearse the appellee , either by his name, or the colour of his horse , he shall be hanged incontinent1663, Nicholas Collyn, A Brief Summary of the Laws and Statutes of England […]

Forms of misrehearse

third-person singular presentmisrehearses
present participlemisrehearsing
past participlemisrehearsed
pastmisrehearsed

Origin of misrehearse

From mis- + rehearse.

Questions about misrehearse

What does misrehearse mean?
Misrehearse means to rehearse or quote incorrectly.
What part of speech is misrehearse?
Misrehearse is a verb.
What is the past tense of misrehearse?
The past tense of misrehearse is misrehearsed.

Words near misrehearse in the dictionary

  1. misregulated
  2. misregulates
  3. misregulating
  4. misregulation
  5. misregulations
  6. misrehearse
  7. misrehearsed
  8. misrehearses
  9. misrehearsing
  10. misrelate
  11. misrelated

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