"misexplicate" meaning in English

See misexplicate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: misexplicates [present, singular, third-person], misexplicating [participle, present], misexplicated [participle, past], misexplicated [past]
Etymology: mis- + explicate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|explicate}} mis- + explicate Head templates: {{en-verb}} misexplicate (third-person singular simple present misexplicates, present participle misexplicating, simple past and past participle misexplicated)
  1. To explicate incorrectly.
    Sense id: en-misexplicate-en-verb-ctep5a57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for misexplicate meaning in English (1.8kB)

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