mislocalize

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verb

To localize incorrectly.

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

verbmislocalize (third-person singular simple present mislocalizes, present participle mislocalizing, simple past and past participle mislocalized)

present singular third person mislocalizes · participle present mislocalizing · participle past mislocalized · past mislocalized

  1. To localize 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. Englishlocalize
  10. Englishmislocalize

From mis- + localize.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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