misderive en · VERB
Etymology
From mis- + derive.
Meanings
- (transitive) To derive erroneously.
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(obsolete, transitive) To turn or divert improperly; to misdirect.
[…] this practice of impropriation, which was first set on foot by unjust and sacrilegious bulls from Rome, is justly offensive both to God and good men; as misderiving the well-meant devotions of charitable and pious souls into a wrong channel.
1649, Joseph Hall, Resolutions and Decisions of Divers Practicall cases of Conscience:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misderives | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| misderived | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misderived | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| misderiving | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |