Misacknowledge
//ˌmɪsəkˈnɒlɪdʒ// verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly. rare
"I saw him at Ferrara, in so pitteous a plight[…]; misacknowledging [translating mesconnoissant] both himselfe and his labours, which unwitting to him, and even to his face, have been published both uncorrected and maimed."
Example
More examples"I saw him at Ferrara, in so pitteous a plight[…]; misacknowledging [translating mesconnoissant] both himselfe and his labours, which unwitting to him, and even to his face, have been published both uncorrected and maimed."
Etymology
From mis- + acknowledge.
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