"misrectify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misrectifies [present, singular, third-person], misrectifying [participle, present], misrectified [participle, past], misrectified [past]
Etymology: From mis- + rectify. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|rectify}} mis- + rectify Head templates: {{en-verb}} misrectify (third-person singular simple present misrectifies, present participle misrectifying, simple past and past participle misrectified)
  1. To err when attempting to rectify (a problem or mistake).
    Sense id: en-misrectify-en-verb-EKEgAQw3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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