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misderive

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[mis-di-rahyv] / ˌmɪs dɪˈraɪv /

verb (used with or without object)

misderived, misderiving

  1. to derive incorrectly; assign a wrong derivation to.

Etymology

Origin of misderive

First recorded in 1640–50; mis- 1 + derive

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