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missymbolize

missymbolize verb: to symbolize incorrectly.

Verb

missymbolize (third-person singular simple present missymbolizes, present participle missymbolizing, simple past and past participle missymbolized)

  1. To symbolize incorrectly.
    • In sum, if a tariff increase is found to be missymbolized, we may order it cancelled and require that it be republished, giving rise to a new protest perlod.1985, ICC Register: A Daily Summary of Motor Carrier Applications, page 9
    • there is nothing of any added importance in them, except that if you missymbolize, the problem may become unworkable.1990, Richard W. Miller, Introduction to Logic: Study Guide, page 151

Forms of missymbolize

third-person singular presentmissymbolizes
present participlemissymbolizing
past participlemissymbolized
pastmissymbolized

Origin of missymbolize

From mis- + symbolize.

Questions about missymbolize

What does missymbolize mean?
Missymbolize means to symbolize incorrectly.
What part of speech is missymbolize?
Missymbolize is a verb.
What is the past tense of missymbolize?
The past tense of missymbolize is missymbolized.

Words near missymbolize in the dictionary

  1. misswung
  2. missy
  3. missyish
  4. missyllabication
  5. missyllabications
  6. missymbolize
  7. missymbolized
  8. missymbolizes
  9. missymbolizing
  10. missynchronization
  11. missynchronizations

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