"misvocalize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misvocalizes [present, singular, third-person], misvocalizing [participle, present], misvocalized [participle, past], misvocalized [past]
Etymology: mis- + vocalize Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|vocalize}} mis- + vocalize Head templates: {{en-verb}} misvocalize (third-person singular simple present misvocalizes, present participle misvocalizing, simple past and past participle misvocalized)
  1. To vocalize incorrectly. Synonyms: misvocalise
    Sense id: en-misvocalize-en-verb-uLEHAgDJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

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Download JSON data for misvocalize meaning in English (1.9kB)

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