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verb
To wrongly join together; to wrongly ally with or to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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verb
To marry badly; to marry an inferior
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, historical
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verb
make a bad alliance; ally inappropriately
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ally
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth2-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English ally English misally From mis- + ally.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
