disinform en · VERB
Etymology
Back-formation from disinformation, equivalent to dis- + inform.
Meanings
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(transitive) To supply with disinformation.
The relationship between memory as lived and history as documented is always a complex dialogue — each informing, and disinforming, the other.
2009 May 25, “Of Memory and Israel”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disinforms | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disinformed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disinformed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| disinforming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |