misexplicate en · VERB
Etymology
From mis- + explicate.
Meanings
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To explicate incorrectly.
Any preaching and exegesis that exploits the ignorance of the 'lewed' by the intellectual games of misquoting, misapplying and misexplicating is rejected as un-Christian and uncharitable.
1990, Poetica (Tokyo) - Volumes 32-34, page 19:They hav ^([sic]) only misexplicated all its parts after their own happy way.
1893 January 14, “Freethought Converting Clergymen”, in The Truth Seeker: A Journal of Freethought and Reform, volume 20, number 2, page 20:King Philip misexplicated part of the following threat to Angiers ( 2.1.274-77 ):
1987, Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism - Volumes 1-2, page 169:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misexplicates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| misexplicated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misexplicated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| misexplicating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |