"missolve" meaning in English

See missolve in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: missolves [present, singular, third-person], missolving [participle, present], missolved [participle, past], missolved [past]
Etymology: From mis- + solve. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|solve}} mis- + solve Head templates: {{en-verb}} missolve (third-person singular simple present missolves, present participle missolving, simple past and past participle missolved)
  1. To solve incorrectly; to arrive at the wrong solution.

Inflected forms

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