"mispublicize" meaning in English

See mispublicize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: mispublicizes [present, singular, third-person], mispublicizing [participle, present], mispublicized [participle, past], mispublicized [past]
Etymology: mis- + publicize Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|publicize}} mis- + publicize Head templates: {{en-verb}} mispublicize (third-person singular simple present mispublicizes, present participle mispublicizing, simple past and past participle mispublicized)
  1. To publicize in a misleading, biased, or inaccurate manner.
    Sense id: en-mispublicize-en-verb-HgsZ49Si Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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