Misoperate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To operate incorrectly. intransitive, usually

    "Our research suggests that many signals could mis-operate during the [solar] storm, but at present we can't say precisely which signals are going to be affected or when the faults would occur."

Example

More examples

"Our research suggests that many signals could mis-operate during the [solar] storm, but at present we can't say precisely which signals are going to be affected or when the faults would occur."

Etymology

From mis- + operate.

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