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单词 misdeliver
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misdeliverv.

Brit. /ˌmɪsdᵻˈlɪvə/, U.S. /ˌmɪsdəˈlɪvər/, /ˌmɪsdiˈlɪvər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix1, deliver v.1
Etymology: < mis- prefix1 + deliver v.1 Compare earlier misdelivery n.
1. transitive. To deliver to the wrong person or at the wrong place.
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society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [verb (transitive)] > deliver letters > to wrong person or place
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society > travel > transport > [verb (transitive)] > cause to be conveyed or send > cause to be delivered at destination > misdeliver
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1800 T. Jefferson Let. 9 July in Papers (2005) XXXII. 46 Perhaps they..have been misdelivered by the Captain.
1819 Times 20 Jan. 3/2 A warehouseman, or a carrier, who misdelivered the goods intrusted to his charge.
1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. vi. ii. 17 Message misdelivered by my Official Gentleman.
1885 Law Times Rep. 52 . 324/2 The goods were misdelivered by the defendants to another firm.
1987 L. Brown Law for Haulier (BNC) 34 The Carrier shall be entitled to require proof of the value of the whole of the Consignment and of any part thereof lost, misdelivered or damaged.
1996 Frontiers Newsmag. 15 26 Pitt allegedly..changed the registered address of Family Concerns, so that mail from the Secretary of State's office would be misdelivered.
2. transitive. To hand down (a formal speech, statement, etc.) improperly or inaccurately. rare.
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1893 B. F. Westcott Christian Aspects of Life (1897) 408 The testimony of the Church is misdelivered if [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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