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verbmistrace (third-person singular simple present mistraces, present participle mistracing, simple past and past participle mistraced)
present singular third person mistraces · participle present mistracing · participle past mistraced · past mistraced
- transitiveTo trace incorrectly.
As it turned out, Pacific Telephone had mistraced the call and sent the FBI on a wild-goose chase […]
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APA
mistrace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mistrace
MLA
“mistrace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mistrace. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mistrace,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mistrace.
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