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missupposing

missupposing is the present participle and gerund of missuppose.

Meaning of missuppose

Verb

missuppose (third-person singular simple present missupposes, present participle missupposing, simple past and past participle missupposed)

  1. (transitive) To suppose incorrectly.
    • There was, indeed, another Boort, or Bors, afterwards king of Benoic; but the translator has evidently missupposed Ban-Boozt to be the name of one king, and Bos that of the other.1885, Ancient English Metrical Romances, page 4

Questions about missupposing

What is missupposing the present participle and gerund of?
Missupposing is the present participle and gerund of missuppose.

Words near missupposing in the dictionary

  1. missummation
  2. missummations
  3. missuppose
  4. missupposed
  5. missupposes
  6. missupposing
  7. missupposition
  8. missuppositions
  9. missurvey
  10. missurveyed
  11. missurveying

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