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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

mismeasure en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /mɪsˈmɛʒə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English measure English mismeasure From mis- + measure.

Meanings

  1. mismeasurement

mismeasure en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /mɪsˈmɛʒə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English measure English mismeasure From mis- + measure.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To measure incorrectly or inaccurately.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
mismeasures Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
mismeasuring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
mismeasured Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
mismeasured Tense=Past lexicographic