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mis·draw | \ ˌmis-ˈdrȯ 
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\misdrew\ ˌmis-ˈdrü \; misdrawn\ ˌmis-ˈdrȯn \; misdrawing
\; misdrawn\ ˌmis-ˈdrȯn \; misdrawingDefinition of misdraw
: to draw (something) incorrectly
misdraw a line in a blueprint Thanks to a state boundary misdrawn by surveyors that year, Georgia lost a tiny sliver of land to Tennessee …— Jay Bookman
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The first known use of misdraw was in 1656
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