Meanings
verbmisaccentuate (third-person singular simple present misaccentuates, present participle misaccentuating, simple past and past participle misaccentuated)
present singular third person misaccentuates · participle present misaccentuating · participle past misaccentuated · past misaccentuated
- To accentuate incorrectly.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
- Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
- Proto-Germanic*missaz
- Proto-Germanic*missa-
- Proto-West Germanic*missa-
- Old Englishmis-
- Middle Englishmys-
- Englishmis-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*keh₂n-
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂néti
- Proto-Italic*kanō
- Latincanō
- Latinaccinō
- Ancient Greekπροσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)
- Latinaccentus
- Latinaccentuō
- Medieval Latinaccentuātus
- Englishaccentuate
- Englishmisaccentuate
From mis- + accentuate.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
misaccentuate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misaccentuate
MLA
“misaccentuate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misaccentuate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misaccentuate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misaccentuate.
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