"mistransmit" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: mistransmits [present, singular, third-person], mistransmitting [participle, present], mistransmitted [participle, past], mistransmitted [past]
Etymology: mis- + transmit Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|transmit}} mis- + transmit Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} mistransmit (third-person singular simple present mistransmits, present participle mistransmitting, simple past and past participle mistransmitted)
  1. To transmit incorrectly.
    Sense id: en-mistransmit-en-verb-hrjzUOrB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mistransmit meaning in English (2.1kB)

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