"misreveal" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misreveals [present, singular, third-person], misrevealing [participle, present], misrevealed [participle, past], misrevealed [past]
Etymology: mis- + reveal Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|reveal}} mis- + reveal Head templates: {{en-verb}} misreveal (third-person singular simple present misreveals, present participle misrevealing, simple past and past participle misrevealed)
  1. To reveal something that is not true.
    Sense id: en-misreveal-en-verb-k31Ixt1P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1992, Geoffrey Lamb, Valeriana Kallab, World Bank, Military Expenditure and Economic Development, page 5",
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          "ref": "2005, Aseema Sinha, The Regional Roots of Developmental Politics in India, page 39",
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