misimprint en · VERB
Etymology
From mis- + imprint.
Meanings
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To imprint wrongly.
That is, by way of this initial imprinting the young animal becomes a socialized member of its species. Animals misimprinted to other species show a variety of abnormal social behaviors as adults.
1977, Dorothy Rogers, Issues in child psychology, page 62:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misimprints | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| misimprinted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misimprinted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| misimprinting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |