miswrite

English

Etymology

From Middle English miswriten, from Old English miswrītan, misƿrītan (“to write incorrectly; make a mistake in writing; miswrite”), equivalent to mis- +‎ write.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (verb) /mɪsˈɹaɪt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• IPA^(key): (noun) /ˈmɪsɹaɪt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Verb

miswrite (third-person singular simple present miswrites, present participle miswriting, simple past miswrote, past participle miswritten)

1. (transitive) To write incorrectly.
   • 1844, Ralph Waldo Emerson, quoted in Perspectives in American Literature by Paul P. Reuben,

     […] but we lose ever and anon a word, or a verse, and substitute something of our own, and thus miswrite the poem.

Noun

miswrite (plural miswrites)

1. (computing) A failed write operation.
   • 1983, Lawrence Calmus, The business guide to small computers, page 143:

     Line fluctuations can cause misreads and miswrites.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmis.wriː.te/, [ˈmiz.wriː.te]
• IPA^(key): /ˈmis.wri.te/, [ˈmiz.wri.te]

Verb

miswrīte

1. inflection of miswrītan:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. singular present subjunctive

Verb

miswrite

1. inflection of miswrītan:
   1. second-person singular preterite indicative
   2. singular preterite subjunctive