"mispledge" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: mispledges [present, singular, third-person], mispledging [participle, present], mispledged [participle, past], mispledged [past]
Etymology: mis- + pledge Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|pledge}} mis- + pledge Head templates: {{en-verb}} mispledge (third-person singular simple present mispledges, present participle mispledging, simple past and past participle mispledged)
  1. To pledge foolishly or in error.
    Sense id: en-mispledge-en-verb-JW0MoDLl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The Dubuque and Sioux City bonds (so mispledged to the firm, and two of them by the firm to the bank) fell due July 1st, 1894 (fols. 281, 314, 340), and on demand of Randall, acting for the plaintiffs, that their proceeds should go to the estate, Bunker shifted securities so as to accomplish this (fols. 281-4).",
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          "text": "On the 18th inst. I first heard of my good fortune in the sight of a King (?) and in case any of my friends suspect that something unknown to them might have passed between me and the King or his advisers, I pledge my word, never wilfully mispledged, that nothing has passed on my part but that which has appeared in the Republican, and the favorable report, if anything more than official verbiage, has astounded me!",
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          "text": "In response to questioning by these appellants as to whether he continued to negotiate with Skrod for a renewal of the contract after he discovered that the warehouse receipts had been “mispledged” with Monitz, Bao replied “I went after Skrod Company to resume the normal business . . .\"",
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