misderive

[ mis-di-rahyv ]
verb (used with or without object),mis·de·rived, mis·de·riv·ing.

  1. to derive incorrectly; assign a wrong derivation to.

Origin of misderive

1
First recorded in 1640–50; mis-1 + derive

Words Nearby misderive

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