misdraw

verb

mis·​draw ˌmis-ˈdrȯ How to pronounce misdraw (audio)
misdrew ˌmis-ˈdrü How to pronounce misdraw (audio) ; misdrawn ˌmis-ˈdrȯn How to pronounce misdraw (audio) ; misdrawing

transitive verb

: 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

Word History

First Known Use

1656, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of misdraw was in 1656

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Cite this Entry

“Misdraw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misdraw. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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