misbind

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verb

To bind incorrectly.

OriginEnglish bind ← Middle English bynden ← Old English bindan →
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Meanings

verbmisbind (third-person singular simple present misbinds, present participle misbinding, simple past and past participle misbound)

present singular third person misbinds · participle present misbinding · participle past misbound · past misbound

  1. To bind incorrectly.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰendʰ-
  10. Proto-Germanic*bindaną
  11. Proto-West Germanic*bindan
  12. Old Englishbindan
  13. Middle Englishbynden
  14. Englishbind
  15. Englishmisbind

From mis- + bind.

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Cite this entry
APA

misbind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misbind

MLA

“misbind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misbind. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misbind,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misbind.

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