Meanings
verbmisactivate (third-person singular simple present misactivates, present participle misactivating, simple past and past participle misactivated)
present singular third person misactivates · participle present misactivating · participle past misactivated · past misactivated
- To activate 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*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
- Latināctīvu
- Old Frenchactif
- Middle Englishactyf
- Englishactive
- Englishactivate
- Englishmisactivate
Cite this entry
APA
misactivate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misactivate
MLA
“misactivate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misactivate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misactivate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misactivate.
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