misgrade

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verb

To grade incorrectly.

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

verbmisgrade (third-person singular simple present misgrades, present participle misgrading, simple past and past participle misgraded)

present singular third person misgrades · participle present misgrading · participle past misgraded · past misgraded

  1. transitiveTo grade 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. Englishgrade
  10. Englishmisgrade

From mis- + grade.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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