misdate

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/ˈmɪsdeɪt//mɪsˈdeɪt/

noun

A wrong date.

Opposite
date
OriginEnglish date ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

nounmisdate (plural misdates)

plural misdates

  1. A wrong date.
verbmisdate (third-person singular simple present misdates, present participle misdating, simple past and past participle misdated)

present singular third person misdates · participle present misdating · participle past misdated · past misdated

  1. transitiveTo date incorrectly; to mark with the wrong date.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
date

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. Englishdate
  10. Englishmisdate

From mis- + date.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with misdate

datestategreatratecreateupdateweightlatecertificatewaiteightstraightplatechocolatedebatehategatedonateevaluatelocatekatealternatetranslatemate
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Anagrams

MideastdiastemdamsiteStadiem
Cite this entry
APA

misdate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misdate

MLA

“misdate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misdate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misdate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misdate.

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