"misascribe" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misascribes [present, singular, third-person], misascribing [participle, present], misascribed [participle, past], misascribed [past]
Etymology: mis- + ascribe Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|ascribe}} mis- + ascribe Head templates: {{en-verb}} misascribe (third-person singular simple present misascribes, present participle misascribing, simple past and past participle misascribed)
  1. (transitive) To ascribe wrongly. Tags: transitive Related terms: misascription
    Sense id: en-misascribe-en-verb-czt7ibQ7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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