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deyt
]
mis·date
/
mɪsˈdeɪt
/
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mis-
deyt
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verb,
mis·dat·ed,
mis·dat·ing,
noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to assign or affix a wrong
date
to.
noun
2.
a wrong
date
.
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to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
to run away hurriedly; flee.
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to run away hurriedly; flee.
to flee; abscond:
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Origin:
1580–90;
mis-
1
+
date
1
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misdate
(mɪsˈdeɪt)
—
vb
(
tr
) to date (a letter, event, etc) wrongly
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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