missend

missend
\(ˈ)mi(s)+\ transitive verb
Etymology: mis- (I) + send
: to send or forward incorrectly

containing what little mail was missent to our train — B.A.Long & W.J.Dennis

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/mis send"/, v.t., missent, missending.
to send or forward, esp. mail, to a wrong place or person.
[1400-50; late ME missenden. See MIS-1, SEND]

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missend /mis-sendˈ/
transitive verb (pap and pat missentˈ)
1. To send by mistake
2. To send to the wrong person or place
ORIGIN:mis-

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  • mis|sent — «mihs SEHNT», verb. the past tense and past participle of missend …   Useful english dictionary

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