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missignifying

missignifying is the present participle and gerund of missignify.

Meaning of missignify

Verb

missignify (third-person singular simple present missignifies, present participle missignifying, simple past and past participle missignified)

  1. To signify falsely; to give the appearance of something that is not true.
    • It was unconsciounable that the sign should missignify, the costume deceive.1996, David Cressy, “Gender Trouble and Cross-Dressing in Early Modern England”, in Journal of British Studies, volume 35, number 4, page 442

Questions about missignifying

What is missignifying the present participle and gerund of?
Missignifying is the present participle and gerund of missignify.

Words near missignifying in the dictionary

  1. missignals
  2. missigned
  3. missignified
  4. missignifies
  5. missignify
  6. missignifying
  7. missigning
  8. missignings
  9. missigns
  10. Missildine
  11. Missildines

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