"misoperate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misoperates [present, singular, third-person], misoperating [participle, present], misoperated [participle, past], misoperated [past]
Etymology: From mis- + operate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|operate}} mis- + operate Head templates: {{en-verb}} misoperate (third-person singular simple present misoperates, present participle misoperating, simple past and past participle misoperated)
  1. (usually intransitive) To operate incorrectly. Tags: intransitive, usually Synonyms (operate incorrectly): malfunction, misbehave
    Sense id: en-misoperate-en-verb-lHtaWrvI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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