mismate

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verb

To mate or match wrongly or unsuitably; mismatch.

“to mismated shoes”

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Meanings

verbmismate (third-person singular simple present mismates, present participle mismating, simple past and past participle mismated)

present singular third person mismates · participle present mismating · participle past mismated · past mismated

  1. transitiveTo mate or match wrongly or unsuitably; mismatch.

    to mismated shoes

    2 more examples

    a mismated couple

    in beekeeping, a mismated queen

Origin

From mis- + mate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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