"mismate" meaning in English

See mismate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: mismates [present, singular, third-person], mismating [participle, present], mismated [participle, past], mismated [past]
Etymology: From mis- + mate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|mate}} mis- + mate Head templates: {{en-verb}} mismate (third-person singular simple present mismates, present participle mismating, simple past and past participle mismated)
  1. (transitive) To mate or match wrongly or unsuitably; mismatch. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From mis- + mate.",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "mismated",
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    },
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          "text": "to mismated shoes",
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        },
        {
          "text": "a mismated couple",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "in beekeeping, a mismated queen",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "To mate or match wrongly or unsuitably; mismatch."
      ],
      "id": "en-mismate-en-verb-tx2evqLA",
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        [
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          "match"
        ],
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          "mismatch",
          "mismatch"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) To mate or match wrongly or unsuitably; mismatch."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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    }
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  ],
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    {
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mismating",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mismated",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mismated",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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      ],
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          "match",
          "match"
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        [
          "mismatch",
          "mismatch"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) To mate or match wrongly or unsuitably; mismatch."
      ],
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    }
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}

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