"mispunctuate" meaning in English

See mispunctuate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: mispunctuates [present, singular, third-person], mispunctuating [participle, present], mispunctuated [participle, past], mispunctuated [past]
Etymology: From mis- + punctuate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|punctuate}} mis- + punctuate Head templates: {{en-verb}} mispunctuate (third-person singular simple present mispunctuates, present participle mispunctuating, simple past and past participle mispunctuated)
  1. To punctuate incorrectly. Hypernyms: miswrite, mistranscribe, screw up Related terms: mispunctuation Coordinate_terms: misspell

Inflected forms

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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From mis- + punctuate.",
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    {
      "form": "mispunctuates",
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        "present",
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mispunctuated",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mispunctuated",
      "tags": [
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        "To punctuate incorrectly."
      ],
      "hypernyms": [
        {
          "word": "miswrite"
        },
        {
          "word": "mistranscribe"
        },
        {
          "word": "screw up"
        }
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        [
          "punctuate",
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        ],
        [
          "incorrect",
          "incorrect"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "mispunctuation"
        }
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From mis- + punctuate.",
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mispunctuating",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mispunctuated",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mispunctuated",
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      ]
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        "To punctuate incorrectly."
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        {
          "word": "miswrite"
        },
        {
          "word": "mistranscribe"
        },
        {
          "word": "screw up"
        }
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          "punctuate"
        ],
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          "incorrect"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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