"misconceive" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌmɪskənˈsiːv/ [US] Forms: misconceives [present, singular, third-person], misconceiving [participle, present], misconceived [participle, past], misconceived [past]
Etymology: From Middle English misconceiven, equivalent to mis- + conceive. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{inh|en|enm|misconceiven}} Middle English misconceiven, {{prefix|en|mis|conceive}} mis- + conceive Head templates: {{en-verb}} misconceive (third-person singular simple present misconceives, present participle misconceiving, simple past and past participle misconceived)
  1. To misunderstand.
    Sense id: en-misconceive-en-verb-4MrGrm4I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 67 33
  2. To judge or plan badly, typically on the basis of faulty misunderstanding.
    Sense id: en-misconceive-en-verb-nmbDAQXg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: misconception

Inflected forms

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