misconjugate

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/mɪs.kɒn.dʒəɡ.eɪt/

verb

To conjugate (a verb) incorrectly.

“The schoolboy was scolded for misconjugating a Latin verb.”

OriginEnglish conjugate ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

verbmisconjugate (third-person singular simple present misconjugates, present participle misconjugating, simple past and past participle misconjugated)

present singular third person misconjugates · participle present misconjugating · participle past misconjugated · past misconjugated

  1. transitiveTo conjugate (a verb) incorrectly.

    The schoolboy was scolded for misconjugating a Latin verb.

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. Englishconjugate
  10. Englishmisconjugate

From mis- + conjugate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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