"mislocate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: mislocates [present, singular, third-person], mislocating [participle, present], mislocated [participle, past], mislocated [past]
Etymology: mis- + locate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|locate}} mis- + locate Head templates: {{en-verb}} mislocate (third-person singular simple present mislocates, present participle mislocating, simple past and past participle mislocated)
  1. (transitive) To locate incorrectly. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-mislocate-en-verb-o3LvgqF8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mislocate meaning in English (1.4kB)

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