"misinflate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misinflates [present, singular, third-person], misinflating [participle, present], misinflated [participle, past], misinflated [past]
Etymology: mis- + inflate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|inflate}} mis- + inflate Head templates: {{en-verb}} misinflate (third-person singular simple present misinflates, present participle misinflating, simple past and past participle misinflated)
  1. To inflate improperly.
    Sense id: en-misinflate-en-verb-yTvM~fIX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1989, Richard Eldridge, Charles and Harriett Cox McDowell, On Moral Personhood, page 127",
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          "ref": "1994, Annual Connectors and Interconnection Technology Symposium Proceedings, volume 27, page 43",
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          "ref": "2008, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Improving Roadway Safety, page 86",
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