"misordain" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: misordains [present, singular, third-person], misordaining [participle, present], misordained [participle, past], misordained [past]
Etymology: From mis- + ordain. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|ordain}} mis- + ordain Head templates: {{en-verb}} misordain (third-person singular simple present misordains, present participle misordaining, simple past and past participle misordained)
  1. To improperly ordain into a ministry.
    Sense id: en-misordain-en-verb-YuoHxe5Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14
  2. To predestine or cause to occur, with unfortunate results.
    Sense id: en-misordain-en-verb-8SyreWXR

Inflected forms

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