Misoperate
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 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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