"misengrave" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misengraves [present, singular, third-person], misengraving [participle, present], misengraved [participle, past], misengraved [past]
Etymology: From mis- + engrave. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|engrave}} mis- + engrave Head templates: {{en-verb}} misengrave (third-person singular simple present misengraves, present participle misengraving, simple past and past participle misengraved)
  1. To engrave incorrectly.
    Sense id: en-misengrave-en-verb-20W7YcaL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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