misrecord

verb

mis·​re·​cord ˌmis-ri-ˈkȯrd How to pronounce misrecord (audio)
misrecorded; misrecording

transitive verb

: to record (something) wrongly or inaccurately
… Gary Hart himself, the man who changed his name from Hartpence and misrecorded his age.E. J. Dionne, Jr.

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of misrecord was in 1879

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Cite this Entry

“Misrecord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misrecord. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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