"missituate" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: missituates [present, singular, third-person], missituating [participle, present], missituated [participle, past], missituated [past]
Etymology: From mis- + situate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|situate}} mis- + situate Head templates: {{en-verb}} missituate (third-person singular simple present missituates, present participle missituating, simple past and past participle missituated)
  1. To situate incorrectly.

Inflected forms

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