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misspell

verb as in spell incorrectly

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He grew up in California, adopting the name Sly after a teacher misspelled his name.

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She forged a degree certificate and a letter of verification in 1995, with the word verify misspelt, the court heard.

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Yet, he’s pathetic at maintaining order, pasting a misspelled sign on his police car that reads: Your being manipulated.

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"Contractors working on our behalf have been to the site to reinstate the road surface but unfortunately, when replacing the road markings they have misspelt the wording on the tarmac," a spokesperson said.

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Even these Khalife edited to make look more significant, changing the “OFFICIAL” classification to “SECRET”, which on one document he misspelled “SECERT”.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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