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mis⋅cal⋅cu⋅late

  [mis-kal-kyuh-leyt]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
to calculate or judge incorrectly: to miscalculate the time required.
Origin:
1690–1700; mis- 1 + calculate

Related forms:
mis⋅cal⋅cu⋅la⋅tion, noun
mis⋅cal⋅cu⋅la⋅tor, noun
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mis·cal·cu·late   (mĭs-kāl'kyə-lāt')   
tr. & intr.v.   mis·cal·cu·lat·ed, mis·cal·cu·lat·ing, mis·cal·cu·lates
To count or estimate incorrectly.
mis·cal'cu·la'tion n.
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Word Origin & History

miscalculate 
1705; see mis- (1) + calculation.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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