"misscribe" meaning in English

See misscribe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: misscribes [present, singular, third-person], misscribing [participle, present], misscribed [participle, past], misscribed [past]
Etymology: From mis- + scribe. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|scribe}} mis- + scribe Head templates: {{en-verb}} misscribe (third-person singular simple present misscribes, present participle misscribing, simple past and past participle misscribed)
  1. To write or inscribe incorrectly.

Inflected forms

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