"misprime" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misprimes [present, singular, third-person], mispriming [participle, present], misprimed [participle, past], misprimed [past]
Etymology: mis- + prime Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|prime}} mis- + prime Head templates: {{en-verb}} misprime (third-person singular simple present misprimes, present participle mispriming, simple past and past participle misprimed)
  1. To prime incorrectly.
    Sense id: en-misprime-en-verb-2~NaG3XS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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