"misquantify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misquantifies [present, singular, third-person], misquantifying [participle, present], misquantified [participle, past], misquantified [past]
Etymology: mis- + quantify Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|quantify}} mis- + quantify Head templates: {{en-verb}} misquantify (third-person singular simple present misquantifies, present participle misquantifying, simple past and past participle misquantified)
  1. To quantify incorrectly.
    Sense id: en-misquantify-en-verb-QQUGCKTY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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