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单词 misconvert
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misconvertv.

Brit. /ˌmɪskənˈvəːt/, U.S. /ˌmɪskənˈvərt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix1, convert v.
Etymology: < mis- prefix1 + convert v. Compare slightly earlier misconverting n.
1. transitive. To appropriate wrongfully or illegally. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [verb (transitive)] > misapply > convert to wrong use
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1603 Copy Inquisition & Decree (Brasenose Coll. Oxf. Archives) (Hurst Cal. of Munim. 20, Rodborough 16) [Tenements] have for a long time been so misused and misconverted.
2. transitive. To convert (a thing, spec. a currency) to another erroneously.
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1972 Speculum 47 351 Figures..are misunderstood and misconverted..from besants or dinars into pounds.
1988 Arkansas Gaz. 25 July a10/2 The planners misconverted Greenwich Mean Time to ‘local’ time.
1999 Financial News (Nexis) 17 May 3 Local currencies had been misconverted into euros.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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