"disinform" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: disinforms [present, singular, third-person], disinforming [participle, present], disinformed [participle, past], disinformed [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from disinformation, equivalent to dis- + inform. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|disinformation}} Back-formation from disinformation, {{pre|en|dis|inform}} dis- + inform Head templates: {{en-verb}} disinform (third-person singular simple present disinforms, present participle disinforming, simple past and past participle disinformed)
  1. (transitive) To supply with disinformation. Tags: transitive Related terms: disinformation, misinform

Inflected forms

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