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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

misrefer en · VERB

Etymology

From mis- + refer.

Meanings

  1. To refer incorrectly.
    • What are we trying to communicate, and what are we trying to assert? The U.S. government often misrefers to the Freely Associated States as part of the American homeland. Are these mistakes or is there intent behind it? 2023 July 7, Sarah A. Topol, quoting Michael Walsh, “The America That Americans Forget”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Jul 2023:

Forms

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misreferring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
misrefers Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
misreferred Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
misreferred Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

misreferral