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misrelate

misrelate verb: to relate inaccurately.

Verb

misrelate (third-person singular simple present misrelates, present participle misrelating, simple past and past participle misrelated)

  1. (transitive) To relate inaccurately.
  2. To form a spurious connection between two words or concepts.

Forms of misrelate

third-person singular presentmisrelates
present participlemisrelating
past participlemisrelated
pastmisrelated

Origin of misrelate

From mis- + relate.

Questions about misrelate

What does misrelate mean?
Misrelate means to relate inaccurately.
What part of speech is misrelate?
Misrelate is a verb.
What is the past tense of misrelate?
The past tense of misrelate is misrelated.

Words near misrelate in the dictionary

  1. misregulations
  2. misrehearse
  3. misrehearsed
  4. misrehearses
  5. misrehearsing
  6. misrelate
  7. misrelated
  8. misrelates
  9. misrelating
  10. misrelation
  11. misrelations

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