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mis⋅trans⋅late

  [mis-trans-leyt, -tranz-, mis-trans-leyt, -tranz-]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
to translate incorrectly.
Origin:
1525–35; mis- 1 + translate

Related forms:
mis⋅trans⋅la⋅tion, noun
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mis·trans·late   (mĭs'trāns-lāt', -trānz-, mĭs-trāns'lāt', -trānz'-)   
tr.v.   mis·trans·lat·ed, mis·trans·lat·ing, mis·trans·lates
To translate incorrectly.
mis'trans·la'tion n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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