"misimagine" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misimagines [present, singular, third-person], misimagining [participle, present], misimagined [participle, past], misimagined [past]
Etymology: mis- + imagine Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|imagine}} mis- + imagine Head templates: {{en-verb}} misimagine (third-person singular simple present misimagines, present participle misimagining, simple past and past participle misimagined)
  1. To imagine incorrectly; to form an inaccurate mental image of. Derived forms: misimagination
    Sense id: en-misimagine-en-verb-h~VwByTO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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