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misextend

verb

Etymology

From mis- + extend.

  1. derived from extendō
  2. derived from extendre
  3. inherited from extenden
  4. prefixed as misextend — “mis + extend”

Definitions

  1. To extend wrongly.

    • We have seen what an aptness there is to misapply and misextend St Paul's principles of unity, and to seek support in them for that which in fact they rather exclude.
    • I am trying to make a point, on behalf of the Opposition in relation to the use of the external affairs power, which was misconstrued and misextended earlier by the Attorney-General.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA