"mistone" meaning in English

See mistone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: mistones [present, singular, third-person], mistoning [participle, present], mistoned [participle, past], mistoned [past]
Etymology: From mis- + tone. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|tone}} mis- + tone Head templates: {{en-verb}} mistone (third-person singular simple present mistones, present participle mistoning, simple past and past participle mistoned)
  1. (transitive) To give a bad or wrong tone to. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To give a bad or wrong tone to."
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