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misstation

misstation verb: to station improperly.

Verb

misstation (third-person singular simple present misstations, present participle misstationing, simple past and past participle misstationed)

  1. To station improperly.
    • I can well perceive in the imperfection of our reasoning powers, a sufficient cause, if not adequate excuse, for differences of opinion on many important matters; but if there be an individual who in contemplating the arrangements of nature, can shut out from his view all idea of a supreme...1825 May, Mr. Macome, “On the Utility of Natural History”, in The Scots Mechanics' Magazine, and journal of arts, sciences and literature, volume 1, number 5, page 205
    • In 1311 the ministers of the Mobile Secretariat of Chiang-Che pointed out that the troops in Che-chiang had been misstationed and suggested to the court that "key areas be designated and [troops] be transferred to garrison [them].1978, Qiqing Xiao, The Military Establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, page 62

Forms of misstation

third-person singular presentmisstations
present participlemisstationing
past participlemisstationed
pastmisstationed

Origin of misstation

From mis- + station.

Questions about misstation

What does misstation mean?
Misstation means to station improperly.
What part of speech is misstation?
Misstation is a verb.
What is the past tense of misstation?
The past tense of misstation is misstationed.

Words near misstation in the dictionary

  1. misstatements
  2. misstater
  3. misstaters
  4. misstates
  5. misstating
  6. misstation
  7. misstationed
  8. misstationing
  9. misstations
  10. misstay
  11. misstayed

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