"misdeliver" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misdelivers [present, singular, third-person], misdelivering [participle, present], misdelivered [participle, past], misdelivered [past]
Etymology: From mis- + deliver. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|deliver}} mis- + deliver Head templates: {{en-verb}} misdeliver (third-person singular simple present misdelivers, present participle misdelivering, simple past and past participle misdelivered)
  1. (transitive) To deliver incorrectly. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To deliver incorrectly."
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