"miscoordinate" meaning in English

See miscoordinate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: miscoordinates [present, singular, third-person], miscoordinating [participle, present], miscoordinated [participle, past], miscoordinated [past]
Etymology: mis- + coordinate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|coordinate}} mis- + coordinate Head templates: {{en-verb}} miscoordinate (third-person singular simple present miscoordinates, present participle miscoordinating, simple past and past participle miscoordinated)
  1. To fail to coordinate properly.
    Sense id: en-miscoordinate-en-verb--D0LuDZe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for miscoordinate meaning in English (1.9kB)

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