"mispledge" meaning in All languages combined

See mispledge on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: mispledges [present, singular, third-person], mispledging [participle, present], mispledged [participle, past], mispledged [past]
Etymology: From mis- + pledge. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|pledge}} mis- + pledge Head templates: {{en-verb}} mispledge (third-person singular simple present mispledges, present participle mispledging, simple past and past participle mispledged)
  1. To pledge foolishly or in error.

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1899, Theophila Carlile Campbell, The Battle of The Press: As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile by His Daughter:",
          "text": "On the 18th inst. I first heard of my good fortune in the sight of a King (?) and in case any of my friends suspect that something unknown to them might have passed between me and the King or his advisers, I pledge my word, never wilfully mispledged, that nothing has passed on my part but that which has appeared in the Republican, and the favorable report, if anything more than official verbiage, has astounded me!",
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          "text": "In response to questioning by these appellants as to whether he continued to negotiate with Skrod for a renewal of the contract after he discovered that the warehouse receipts had been “mispledged” with Monitz, Bao replied “I went after Skrod Company to resume the normal business . . .\"",
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