"misterminate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misterminates [present, singular, third-person], misterminating [participle, present], misterminated [participle, past], misterminated [past]
Etymology: mis- + terminate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|terminate}} mis- + terminate Head templates: {{en-verb}} misterminate (third-person singular simple present misterminates, present participle misterminating, simple past and past participle misterminated)
  1. To terminate incorrectly.
    Sense id: en-misterminate-en-verb-5~p13Xjx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1961, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations, Work Stoppage at Missile Bases, page 552",
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