"misimply" meaning in English

See misimply in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: misimplies [present, singular, third-person], misimplying [participle, present], misimplied [participle, past], misimplied [past]
Etymology: mis- + imply Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|imply}} mis- + imply Head templates: {{en-verb}} misimply (third-person singular simple present misimplies, present participle misimplying, simple past and past participle misimplied)
  1. To imply something that is not true.
    Sense id: en-misimply-en-verb-9IWzSKIU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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

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