Webster's Dictionary 1828

1729

MISPEND

MISPELL, MISPEND etc. [See Miss-spell, Miss-spend.]

1730

MISPERSUADE

MISPERSUA'DE, verb transitive To persuade amiss, or to lead to a wrong notion.

1731

MISPERSUASION

MISPERSUA'SION, noun A false persuasion; wrong notion or opinion.

1732

MISPIKEL

MISPIK'EL, noun Arsenical pyrite; an ore of arsenic, containing this metal in combination with iron, sometimes found in cubic crystals, but more often without any regular form.

1733

MISPLACE

MISPLA'CE, verb transitive To put in a wrong place; as, the book is misplaced.1. To place on an improper object; as, he misplaced his confidence.

1734

MISPLACED

MISPLA'CED, participle passive Put in a wrong place, or on an improper object.

1735

MISPLACING

MISPLA'CING, participle present tense Putting in a wrong place, or on a wrong object.

1736

MISPLEAD

MISPLE'AD, verb intransitive To err in pleading.

1737

MISPLEADING

MISPLE'ADING, participle present tense Making a mistake in pleading.MISPLE'ADING, noun A mistake in pleading.

1738

MISPOINT

MISPOINT', verb transitive To point improperly; to err in punctuation.

1739

MISPRINT

MISPRINT', verb transitive To mistake in printing; to print wrong.MISPRINT', noun A mistake in printing; a deviation from the copy.

1740

MISPRINTED

MISPRINT'ED, participle passive Erroneously printed.

1741

MISPRINTING

MISPRINT'ING, participle present tense Printing wrong.

1742

MISPRISE

MISPRI'SEMISPRISION, noun misprizh'un. [supra.] Neglect; contempt.1. In law, any high offense under the degree of capital, but nearly bordering thereon. Misprision is contained ...

1743

MISPRISION

MISPRISION, n. misprizh'un. [supra.] Neglect; contempt.1. In law, any high offense under the degree of capital, but nearly bordering thereon. Misprision is contained in every tr...

1744

MISPRIZE

MISPRI'ZE, verb transitive1. To mistake.2. To slight or undervalue.O for those vanish'd hours, so much mispris'd.

1745

MISPROCEEDING

MISPROCEE'DING, noun Wrong or irregular proceeding.

1746

MISPROFESS

MISPROFESS', verb transitive To make a false profession; to make pretensions to skill which is not possessed.

1747

MISPRONOUNCE

MISPRONOUNCE, verb transitive mispronouns'. To pronounce erroneously; as, to mispronounce a word, a name, etc.MISPRONOUNCE, verb intransitive mispronouns'. To speak incorrectly.

1748

MISPRONUNCIATION

MISPRONUNCIA'TION, noun A wrong or improper pronunciation.

1749

MISPROPORTION

MISPROPO'RTION, verb transitive To err in proportioning one thing to another; to join without due proportion.

1750

MISPROUD

MISPROUD', v. Vitiously proud. [Not used.]

1751

MISQUOTATION

MISQUOTA'TION, noun An erroneous quotation; the act of quoting wrong.

1752

MISQUOTE

MISQUO'TE, verb transitive To quote erroneously; to cite incorrectly.

1753

MISQUOTED

MISQUO'TED, participle passive Incorrectly quoted or cited.

1754

MISQUOTING

MISQUO'TING, participle present tense Quoting or citing erroneously.

1755

MISRATE

MISRA'TE, verb transitive To rate erroneously; to estimate falsely.