misdefine
verb[T]
(alsomis-define)uk/ˌmɪs.dɪˈfaɪn/us/ˌmɪs.dɪˈfaɪn/towronglysay that something has aparticularmeaningorparticularcharacteristicsorlimits:
They said the word "app" was often misdefined.
TheActof Parliament mis-defined thecalculationby which thedatesofEasterwere to beestablished.
- How did theauthorscome to misdefine this word in this way?
- Numerous publications misdefine thissyndrome.
- Seriousissueson which we needpolicyarecastaside, misdefined, orviewedthrough thelensofsentiment.
Defining & explaining
- account (tosomeone) forsomething
- accountability
- adumbration
- annotation
- annotator
- crystallize
- demystify
- explicable
- explicate
- expound
- lay
- miswrite
- nail
- nailsomeonedown
- non-defining
- non-descriptive
- non-explanatory
- outline
- rough
- trace