MISMATE

mismate

(verb) provide with an unsuitable mate

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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

(transitive) To mate or match wrongly or unsuitably; mismatch.

Anagrams

• tammies, timemas

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*mate", v. t.

Definition: To mate wrongly or unsuitably; as, to mismate gloves or shoes; a mismated couple.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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