misput en · VERB
Etymology
From mis- + put.
Meanings
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(rare, transitive) To put badly or wrongly.
It all springs from misputting the problem.
1911, The Journal of Philosophy, volume 8, page 586:
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(US, dialectal, rare, transitive) To put out; to inconvenience or disturb.
"Would you mind if I came out and saw her for myself? I wouldn't be there to misput anyone, just to see her well," Dr. Quinton said.
2020, Missy Priest, Child of the Wilderness:But I don't like to misput nobody.
1995, Janice Holt Giles, The Land Beyond the Mountains, page 134:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misputting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misput | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misput | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| misputs | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |