Miscorrect

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To correct erroneously; to make a mistake in attempting to correct another mistake.

    "A proofreader that does not know foreign languages is likely to miscorrect Latin words."

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"A proofreader that does not know foreign languages is likely to miscorrect Latin words."

Etymology

From mis- + correct.

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