MIS, a prefix, denotes error, or erroneous, wrong, from the verb miss, to err, to go wrong, Goth. missa; Sax. mis, from missian, to err, to deviate or wander. MIS-AC-CEP-TATIÓN, n. The act of taking or understanding in a wrong sense. MIS-AD-VENTURE, n. 1. Mischance; misfortune; ill luck; an unlucky accident.-2. In law, homicide by misadventure is when a man, doing a lawful act, without any intention of injury, unfortunately kills another. MIS-AD-VENTURED, a. Unfortunate. Shak. MIS-AD-VIS'ED, (mis ad-vizd') a. Ill-advised; ill-directed. MIS-AF-FECT', v. t. To dislike. MIS-AF-FECTED, a. Ill-disposed. MIS-AF-FIRM, v. t. To affirm incorrectly. MIS-AIM ED, (mis-amd') a. Not rightly aimed or directed. MIS-AL-LIED, (mis-al-lide') a. Ill-allied or associated. MIS AN-THROPE, or MIS-AN/THRO-PIST, 2. [Gr. poavOperos.] A hater of mankind. Swift. MIS-AN-THROPIC, or MIS-AN-THROPI-CAL, a. Hating or having a dislike to mankind. MIS-AN'THRO-POS, n. A hater of mankind. MIS-AN THRO-PY, 'n. Hatred or dislike to mankind. MIS-AP-PLI-CATION, n. A wrong application; an application to a wrong person or purpose. MIS-AP-PLIED, (mis-ap-plīde') pp. Applied to a wrong person or purpose. MIS-AP-PLY', r. t. To apply to a wrong person or purpose. MIS-AP-PLY ING, ppr. Applying to a wrong person or pur pose. MIS-AP-PRE-HEND', v. t. To misunderstand; to take in a wrong sense. Locke. MIS-AP-PRE-HENDED, pp. Not rightly understood. MIS-BE-COME', (mis-be-kum') e. t. Not to become; to suit ill; not to befit. Addison. MIS-BE-COMING, ppr. or a. Unseemly; unsuitable; improper; indecorous. MIS-BE-COMING-NESS, n. Unbecomingness; unsuitableness. Boyle. MIS-BE-GOT', MIS-BE-GOTTEN, MIS-BE-HAVE', v. i. To behave ill; to conduct one's self improperly. ppr. or a. Unlawfully or irregularly begotten. Dryden. MIS-BE-HAVE', v. t. To conduct ill or improperly. Jortin. MIS-BE-HAVED, (mis-be-havd) a, Guilty of ill behavior; ill-bred; rude. MIS-BE-HAVIOR, (mis-be-hav'yur) n. Il conduct; improper, rude or uncivil behavior. Addison. MIS-BE-LIEF, n. Erroneous belief; false religion. MIS-BE-LIEVE, v. t. To believe erroneously. MIS-BE-LIEVER, n. One who believes wrongly; one who holds a false religion. Dryden. MIS-BE-LIEVING, a. Believing erroneously; irreligious. MIS-BE-STOW', v. t. To bestow improperly. Milton. MIS CALCU-LATE, v. t. To calculate erroneously. tion. MIS-CAL-EU-LA'TION, n. Erroneous calculation. MIS CALL, v. t. To call by a wrong name; to name improperly. MIS CALLED, (mis-kawld') pp. Misnamed. MIS-CARRIAGE, n. 1. Unfortunate event of an undertak- MIS-CXST', v. t. To cast or reckon erroneously. MIS-CEL-LA-NA'RI-AN, n. A writer of miscellanies. MISCEL-LANE, n. [L. miscellaneus.] A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; now called meslin. MIS CEL-LANE-OUS, a. [L. miscellaneus.] Mixed; mingled; consisting of several kinds. Milton. MIS-CEL-LAINE-OUS-NESS, n. The state of being mixed; composition of various kinds. MISCEL-LA-NY, n. [Fr. miscellanées.] 1. A mass or mixture of various kinds; particularly. 2. A book or pamphlet containing a collection of compositions on various subjects, or a collection of various kinds of composi tions. † MISCEL-LA-NY, a. Miscellaneous. Bacon. MIS-CENTRE, v. t. To place amiss. Donne. MIS-CHANCE', n. Il luck; ill fortune; misfortune; mis hap; misadventure. South. MIS-CHARAC-TER-IZE, v. t. To characterize falsely or erroneously; to give a wrong character to. MIS-CHARGE', v. t. To mistake in charging, as an ac count. MIS-CHARGE', n. A mistake in charging, as an account; an erroneous entry in an account. MISCHIEF, (mis'chif) n. [Old Fr. meschef.] 1. Harm; hurt; injury; damage; evil, whether intended or not. 2. Intentional injury; harm or damage done by design. 3. Il consequence; evil; vexatious affair. MISCHIEF, v. t. To hurt; to harm; to injure MISCHIEF-MAK-ER, n. One who makes mischief; or.e who excites or instigates quarrels or enmity. MISCHIEF-MAK-ING, a. Causing harm; exciting enmity or quarrels. Rowe. MIS CHIE-VOUS, (mis'che vus) a. 1. Harmful; hurtful; injurious; making mischief. 2. Hurtful; noxious. 3. Inclined to do harm. MISCHIE-VOUS-LY, adr. 1. With injury, hurt, loss or damage. 2. With evil intention or disposition. MIS CHIE-VOUS-NESS, n. 1. Hurtfulness; noxiousness. 2. Disposition to do harm, or to vex or annoy. MISCH NA, n. A part of the Jewish Talmud. See MISHNA MIS-CHOOSE', (mis chooz) v. t. To choose wrong; to make a wrong choice. Milton. MIS-CHOSEN, pp. Chosen by mistake. MIS CI-BLE, a. [Fr.] That may be mixed. MIS-CITE, v. t. To cite erroneously or falsely. reckoning. Clarendon." MIS-COM-POTE', v. t. To compute or reckon erroneously. MIS-CON-CEIT', or MIS-CON-CEPTION, n. Erroneous conception; false opinion; wrong notion or understanding of a thing. MIS-CON-CEIVE', v. t. or i. To receive a false notion or opinion of any thing; to misjudge; to have an erroneous understanding of any thing. MIS-CON-CEIVED, (mis-kon-sēēvd') pp. Wrongly understood; mistaken. MIS-CON-CEIVING, , ppr. Mistaking; misunderstanding. MIS-CONDUCT, n. Wrong conduct; íll behavior; ill management. Addison. MIS-CON-DUCT, v. t. To conduct amiss; to mismanage. MIS-CON-DUCTED, pp. Ill-managed; badly conducted. MIS-CONSTRUED, pp. Erroneously interpreted. tation. MIS-COUNSEL, v. t. To advise wrong. Spenser. MIS-COUNT', v. t. To count erroneously; to mistake in counting. MIS-COUNT', v. i. To make a wrong reckoning. MIS-COUNT', n. An erroneous counting or numbering. MISIERE-ANCE, n. Unbelief; false faith; adherence MIS CRE-AN-CY, to a false religion. Spenser. MIS CRE-ANT, n. [Fr. mécréant.] 1. An infidel, or one who embraces a false faith. 2. A vile wretch; an unprincipled fellow. MIS-CRE-ATE', a. Formed unnaturally or illegitimate MIS-CRE-ATED, ly; deformed. MIS-DATE', n. A wrong date. MIS-DATE', v. i. To date erroneously. MIS-DEED, n. An evil deed; a wicked action. MIS-DEEM, v. t. To judge erroneously; to misjudge; to mistake in judging. Spenser. MIS-DE-MEAN, v. t. To behave ill. Shak. MIS-DE-MEAN'OR, n. 1. Ill behavior; evil conduct; fault; mismanagement. South.-2. In law, an offense of a less atrocious nature than a crime. Crimes and misdemeanors are mere synonymous terms; but, in common usage, the word crime is made to denote offenses of a deeper and more atrocious dye, while small faults and omissions of less consequence are comprised under the gentler name of misdemeanors. MIS-DE-RIVE', v. t. To turn or apply improperly. MIS-DI RECT'ED, pp. Directed wrong, or to a wrong person or place. MIS-DI-RECTING, ppr Directing wrong, or to a wrong person or place. MIS-DIS-PO-SITION, n. Disposition to evil. Bp. Hall. MIS-DIS-TINGUISH, v. t. To make wrong distinctions. MIS-DO', v. t. To do wrong; to do amiss; to commit a crime or fault. Milton. MIS-DO'ER, n. One who does wrong; one who commits a fault or crime Spenser. MIS-DOING, ppr. Doing wrong; committing a fault or crime. MIS-DOING, n. A wrong done; a fault or crime; an offense. L'Estrange. ↑ MIS-DOUBT, (mis-dout') v. t. To suspect of deceit or danger. Dryden. † MIS-DOUBT', n. 1. Suspicion of crime or danger. Shak. 2. Irresolution; hesitation. Shak. + MIS-DOUBTFUL, a. Misgiving. Spenser. MIS-DREAD, (mis-dred') n. Dread of evil. Bp. Hall. MISE, (meez) n. [Fr. mis; Norm. mise.] 1. In law, an is sue to be tried at the grand assize. 2. Expense; cost. 3. A tax or tallage; in Wales, an honorary gift of the people to a new king or prince of Wales. † MIS-EASE', n. Uneasiness; want of ease. Chaucer. MIS-E-DITION, n. Not a genuine edition. Bp. Hall. MIS-EM-PLOY', v. t. To employ to no purpose, or to a bad purpose. Addison, MIS-EM-PLOYED, (mis-em-ployd') pp. Used to no purpose, or to a bad one. MIS-EM-PLOYING, ppr. Using to no purpose, or to a bad one. MIS-EM-PLOYMENT, n. Ill employment; application to no purpose, or to a bad purpose. Hale. MIS-EN TRY, n. An erroneous entry or charge, as of an account. MISER, n. [L. miser.] 1. A miserable person; one wretched or afflicted; [obs.] 2. A wretch; a mean fellow; [obs.] Shak. 3. An extremely covetous person; a sordid wretch; a niggard; one who in wealth makes himself miserable by the fear of poverty. MIS ER-A-BLE, a. [Fr. miserable; L. miserabilis.] 1. Very unhappy from grief, pain, calamity, poverty, apprehension of evil, or other cause. 2. Very poor; worthless. 3. Causing unhappiness or misery. 4. Very poor or mean. 5. Very poor or barren. 6. Very low or despicable. MIS ER-A-BLE-NESS, n. State of misery; poorness. MISER-LY, a. Very covetous; sordid; niggardly; parsimonious. MI S'ER-Y, n. [L. miseria.] 1. Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind. 2. Calamity; misfortune; natural evils which are the cause of misery. 3. Covetousness; [obs.] + MIS-E-STEEM', n. Disregard; slight. MIS-FALL', v. t. To befall, as ill luck; to happen to unluckily. Spenser. MIS-FARE, n. Ill fare; misfortune. Spenser. MIS-FASHION, (mis-fash'un) v. t. To form wrong. Hakewill, MIS-FEASANCE, (mis-fe/zanse) n. [Fr.] In law, a trespass; a wrong done. Encyc. TMIS-FEIGN, (mis-fane') r. i. To feign with an ill design. MIS-FORM', v. t. To make of an ill form; to put in an ill shape. Spenser. MIS-FORTUNE, n. Ill fortune; ill luck; calamity; an evil or cross accident. Addison. MIS-FOR TUNED, a. Unfortunate. Milton. MIS-GIVE', (mis-giv) v. t. 1. To fili with doubt; to deprive of confidence; to fail; usually applied to the heart. 2. To give or grant amiss; Tobs.] MIS-GIVING, Ppr. Filling with doubt or distrust; failing MIS-GIVING, n. A failing of confidence; doubt; distrust. MIS-GOT TEN, a. Unjustly obtained. MIS-GOVERN, v. t. To govern ill; to administer unfaithfully. Knolles. MIS-GOVERN-ANCE, n. Ill government; disorder; irregularity. Spenser. MIS-GOVERNED, pp. 1. Ill-governed; badly administer ed. 2. Rude; unrestrained. Shak. MIS-GOVERN-MENT, n. 1. Il administration of public affairs. 2. Il management in private affairs. 3. Irreg ularity; disorder. MIS-GRAFF', v. t. To graft amiss. MIS-GROUND', v. t. To found erroneously. Hall. MIS-GUIDANCE, n. Wrong direction; guidance into error. South. MIS-GUIDE, v. t. To lead or guide into error; to direct ill. MIS-GUIDED, pp. Led astray by evil counsel or wrong direction. Prior. MIS-GUIDING, ppr. Giving wrong direction to; leading into error. MIS GUM, n. An anguilliform fish about the size of a MIS-HAP', n. Ill chance; ill luck; misfortune. Shak. MIS-HEAR', c. t. To mistake in hearing. MISH MASH, n. [Teut. misch-masch.] A mingle, or hotch potch. MISH NA, n. A collection or digest of Jewish traditions and explanations of Scripture. MISH NIC, a. Pertaining or relating to the Mishna. MIS-IM-PROVE', (mis-im-proov') e. t. To improve to a bad purpose; to abuse. MIS-IM-PROVED, (mis-im-proovd') pp. Used to a bad pur pose. MIS-IM-PROVE/MENT, (mis-im-proov/ment) n. Ill use o employment; improvement to a bad purpose. MIS-IN-FER', v. t. To draw a wrong inference. MIS-IN-FORM, v. t. To give erroneous information to; t communicate an incorrect statement of facts. MIS-IN-FORM', v. i. To make false information. MIS-IN-FORM-ATION, n. Wrong information; false ar count of inteliigence received. South. MIS-IN-FORMED, (mis-in-forma) pp. Wrongly informe MIS-IN-STRUCT', v. t. To instruct amiss. Hooker. ment. MIS-IN-TER PRET-ING, ppr. Erroneously interpreting. MIS-JUDGE', (mis-judj') e. i. To err in judgment; to form false opinions or notions. MIS-JUDG ED, (mis-judjd') pp. Judged erroneously. MIS-JUDGING, ppr. Judging erroneously of; forming wrong opinion or inference. MIS-JUDGMENT, n. A wrong or unjust determination MIS KIN, n. A little bagpipe. MIS-KINDLE, v. t. To kindle amiss; to inflame to a bag purpose. MIS-LAID', pp. Laid in a wrong place, or place not recol lected; lost. MIS-LAY', v. t. 1. To lay in a wrong place. Locke. 2. Te lay in a place not recollected; to lose. Sirift. MIS-LAY ER, n. One that lays in a wrong place; one that loses. Bacon. MIS-LAYING, pr. Laying in a wrong place, or place not remembered; losing. MIS/LE, (miz/71) r. i. [from mist, and properly mistle.] Te rain in very fine drops, like a thick mist. Gay. MIS LE, n. Small, misty rain. [See MizzLE.] In the Craven dialect, mislin. MIS-LEAD', v. t. pret. and pp. misled. To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive. MIS-LEAD ER, n. One who leads into error. MIS-LEADING, ppr. Leading into error; causing to en deceiving. MIS-LEARNED, (mis-lernd') a. Not really or properly learned. 1S-LIKER, n. One that dislikes. AIS-LIKING, ppr. Disliking; disapproving. MIS LIN. See MESLIN. MIS-LIVE, (mis-liv) v. i. To live amiss. Spenser. MIS-LUCK, n. Ill luck; misfortune. MIS LY, a. Raining in very small drops. MIS-MÁN AGE, v. t. To manage ill; to administer improperly. MIS-MAN AGE, v. i. To behave ill; to conduct amiss. MIS-MAN AGED, pp. Ill-managed or conducted. MIS MAN AGE-MENT, n. Ill or improper management; ill conduct. MIS-MAN A-GER, n. One that manages ill. Burke. MIS-MÄRK', v. t. To mark with the wrong token; to mark erroneously. Collier. MIS-MARK ED, (mis-märkt) pp. Wrongly marked. MIS-MATCH, v. t. To match unsuitably. Southern. MIS-MATCHING, ppr. Matching in an unsuitable man ner. MIS-MEASURE, (mis-mezh'ur) t.t. To measure incorrectly. MIS-OB-SERVE', (mis-ob-zerv) v. t. To observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing. Locke. MI-SOG A-MIST, n. [Gr. picew and yapos.] A hater of marriage. MI-SOG/Y-NIST, n. [Gr. pioεw and yuvn.] A woman hater. [Unusual.] Fuller. *MI-SOG/Y-NY, n. Hatred of the female sex. MIS-O-PINION, n. Erroneous opinion. Bp. Hall. †MIS-ORDER, v. t. 1. To order ill; to manage erroneously. 2. To manage ill; to conduct badly. Shak. + MIS-ORDER, n. Irregularity; disorderly proceedings. MIS-ORDER-LY, a. Irregular; disorderly. Ascham. MIS-PELL', MIS-PEND', &c. See MIS-SPELL, MIS SPEND. MIS-PER-SUADE!, (mis-per-swade') v. t. To persuade amiss, or to lead to a wrong notion. Hooker. MIS-PER-SUASION, n. A false persuasion; wrong notion or opinion. Decay of Piety. MIS-PIK EL, n. Arsenical pyrites; an ore of arsenic. MIS-PLACE, v. t. 1. To put in a wrong place. 2. To place on an improper object. South. MIS-PLACED, (mis-plast) pp. Put in a wrong place, or on an improper object. MIS-PLA CING, ppr. Putting in a wrong place, or on a wrong object. MIS-PLEAD, v. i. To err in pleading. Blackstone. MIS-POINT, e. t. To point improperly; to err in punctuation. MIS-PRINT', v. t. To mistake in printing; to print wrong. MIS-PRINT, n. A mistake in printing; a deviation froin the copy. Ch. Obs. MIS-PRINTED, pp. Erroneously printed. MIS-RE-CITAL, n. An inaccurate recital. MIS-RE-CITE, v. t. To recite erroneously. Bramhall. MIS-RE-LATE, v. t. To relate falsely or inaccurately. MIS-RE-MEMBERED, pp. Inaccurately recollected. n. An erroneous report; a false or incorrect account given. South. MIS-RE-PORTED, pp. Incorrectly reported. MIS-RE-PORTING, ppr. Reporting incorrectly. MIS-REP-RE-SENT', v. t. To represent falsely or incorrectly; to give a false or erroneous representation, either maliciously, ignorantly or carelessly. MIS-REP-RE-SEN-TATION, n. 1. The act of giving a false or erroneous representation. 2. A false or incorrect account given. MIS-REP-RE-SENT'ED, pp. Falsely or erroneously repre sented. MIS-REP-RE-SENTER, n. One who gives a false or er roneous account. MIS-REP-RE-SENTING, ppr. Giving a false or erroneous representation. MIS-RE-PUTE', v. t. To have in wrong estimation. MIS-RE-PUT ED, pp. or a. Erroneously reputed. MIS-RULE', n. 1. Disorder; confusion; tumult from insubordination. Pope. 2. Unjust domination. MIS-RULY, a. Unruly; ungovernable; turbulent. MISS, n. [supposed by Bailey to be contracted from mistress. But probably it is from the Armoric mesell, a young lady, or contracted from Fr. demoiselle.] 1. The title of a young woman or girl. 2. A kept mistress; a prostitute retained; a concubine. MISS, v. t. [Sax. missian; D., G. missen.] 1. To fail in aim; to fail of reaching the object; not to hit. 2. To fail of finding the right way; to err in attempting to find. 3. To fail of obtaining. 4. To learn or discover that something is wanting, or not where it was supposed to be. 5. To be without; [obs.] 6. To omit; to pass by; to go without; to fail to have. 7. To perceive the want of. 8. To fail of seeing or finding. MISS, v. i. 1. To fail to hit; to fly wide; to deviate from the true direction. 2. Not to succeed; to fail. 3. To fail; to miscarry, as by accident. 4. To fail to obtain, learn or find. 5. To fail; to mistake. MISS, n. 1. Loss; want. 2. Mistake; error; [little used.] 3. Harm from mistake; [obs.] MISSAL, n. [It. messale; Fr. missel.] The Romish massbook. Stillingflect. MIS-SAY', v. t. To say wrong; to slander. [Little used.] Spenser. MIS-SAY', v. i. To speak ill. Spenser. MIS-SAYING, n. Wrong expression. Milton. MIS-SEEM', v. i. 1. To make a false appearance. Spenser 2. To misbecome; [obs.] Spenser. MIS SEL, 1. To MIS-PRISE, or MIS-PRIZE', v. t. [Fr. mepris.] mistake. Shak. 2. To slight or undervalue. MIS-PRISION, (mis-prizh'un) n. 1. Neglect; contempt.2. In law, any high offense under the degree of capital, but nearly bordering thereon.-Misprision of treason consists in a bare knowledge and concealment of treason, without assenting to it. 3. Mistake; oversight; contempt; [obs.] MIS-PRO CEEDING, n. Wrong or irregular proceeding. MIS-PRO-FESS', v. t. To make a false profession; to make pretensions to skill which is not possessed. MIS-PRO-NOUNCE', (mis-pro-nouns') v. t. To pronounce erroneously. MIS-PRO-NOUNCE', v. i. To speak incorrectly. MIS-PRO-NUN-CI-ATION, n. A wrong or improper pronunciation. Shrift. MIS-PRO-PORTION, v. t. To err in proportioning one thing to another; to join without due proportion. MIS-PROUD', a. Viciously proud. Shak. MIS-QUO-TATION, a. An erroneous quotation; the act of quoting wrong. MIS-QUOTE', v. t. To quote erroneously; to cite incorrectly. MIS-QUOTED, pp. Incorrectly quoted or cited. MIS SEL-BIRD, n. A species of thrush. +MIS/SEL-DINÉ, n. The mistletoe. Barret. MIS-SEMBLANCE, n. False resemblance. Spelman. MIS SEND', v. t. To send amiss or incorrectly. MIS-SERVE, (mis-serv) v. t. To serve unfaithfully. MIS-SHAPE, v. t. To shape ill; to give an ill form to; to deform. Spenser. MIS-SHAPED, (mis-shāpt') } pp. Il-formed; deformed; MIS-SHAPEN, ugly. MIS-SHAPING, ppr. Giving an ill shape to. MIS SILE, a. [L. missilis.] Thrown or sent, or that may be thrown. MISSING, ppr. 1. Failing to hit, to reach or to find; discovering to be wanting. 2. a. Lost; absent from the place where it was expected to be found; wanting. MISSION, n. [L. missio.] 1. A sending or being sent, usually the latter; a being sent or delegated by authority with certain powers for transacting business; commis sion. 2. Persons sent; any number of persons appoint-ed by authority to perform any service; particularly, the persons sent to propagate religion. 3. Dismission; discharge from service; fobs.] 4. Faction; party; [obs.] MISSION-A-RY, n. [Fr. missionaire.] One sent to propagate religion. MISSION-A-RY, a. Pertaining to missions. MISSION-ATE, v. i. To perform the services of a mission ary. An unauthorized word, sometimes used in America. MIS-SION-ER, for missionary. MIS/SIVE, a. [Fr.] 1. Such as is sent. 2. Thrown or sent, or such as may be sent. Dryden. MIS'SIVE, n. A letter sent, or a messenger. Bacon. MIS-SPELL', v. t. To spell wrong; to write or utter with wrong letters. } MIS-SPELLED, (mis-speld')) pp. Spelled wrong, or with MIS-SPELT', wrong letters. MIS-SPELLING, ppr. Spelling wrong. MIS-SPELLING, n. A wrong spelling; false orthography. MİS-SPEND', v. t. 1. To spend amiss; to waste or consume to no purpose, or to a bad one. 2. To waste. MIS-SPEND ER, a. One that consumes prodigally or improperly. Norris. MIS-SPENDING, ppr. Spending to no purpose, or to a bad one. MIS-SPENSE, (mis-spens') n. A spending improperly; a wasting. MIS-SPENT', ppr. Ill-spent ; expended or consumed to no purpose, or to a bad one. MIS-SPOKE, MIS-SPOKEN, pp. Uttered or spoken amiss. MIS-STATE', v. t. To state wrong; to make an erroneous representation of facts MIS-STATED, pp. Stated erroneously. MIS-STATE MENT, n. A wrong statement; an erroneous representation, verbal or written. MIS-STATING, ppr. Stating falsely or erroneously. MIST, n. [Sax., D. mist.] 1. Water falling in very numerous, but fine, and almost imperceptible drops. 2. That which dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision. MIST, v. t. To cloud; to cover with vapor. Shak. MIST-EN-CUM BERÉD, a. Loaded with mist. J. Barlow. MIS-TAK'A-BLE, a. That may be mistaken. MIS-TAKE', v. t. 1. To take wrong; to conceive or understand erroneously; to misunderstand or misapprehend. 2. To take one thing or person for another. MIS-TAKE', v. i. To err in opinion or judgment. MIS-TAKE', n. 1. An error in opinion or judgment; misconception. 2. A slip; a fault; an error. MIS-TAK EN. In the use of this participle, there is a peculiarity which ought to be carefully noticed. When used of persons, it signifies to be in an error, to be wrong; as, I am mistaken, you are mistaken, he is mistaken. But when used of things, it signifies misunderstood, misconcewed; as, the sense of the passage is mistaken, that is, not rightly understood. MIS-TAK ER, n. One that mistakes or misunderstands. MIS-TAKING, ppr. Making a mistake; erring from the truth; misconceiving. MIS-TÁK ING, n. An error; a mistake. Hall. MIS-TEACH', v. t. To teach wrong; to instruct erroneously. Sanderson. MIS-TEACHING, ppr. Instructing erroneously. MIS-TEM PER, v. t. To temper ill; to disorder. MISTER, n. [The pronunciation of this word is probably from the Welsh, German or Dutch dialect. See MASTER.] The common_title of address to gentlemen, and to men of all classes. In writing, it is expressed by the abbreviation Mr. † MIS TER, v. t. [Sw. mista.] To occasion loss. MIS-THINK, v. i. To think wrong. [Little used.] Shak. MIS-TIME', v. i. To neglect the proper time. MIS-TIM ED, (mis-timd') pp. Ill-timed; done at a wrong time. MIS-TIMING, ppr. Ill-timing; doing unseasonably. MISTI-NESS, n. A state of being misty; a state of thick rain in very small drops. Bacon. MIS TION, n. [L. mistus, mixtus.] 1. A state of being MISTLE, (miz) v. i. To fall in very fine drops, as rain. MIST LIKE, a. Resembling mist. Shak. MIS-TRAIN, v. t. To train or educate amiss. MIS-TRANS-LATING, ppr. Translating incorrectly. version. MISTRESS, n. [Fr. maîtresse; It. maestra, maestressa. 1. A woman who governs. 2. The female head of a far ily. 3. That which governs; a sovereign. 4. One that commands, or has possession and sovereignty. 5. A female who is well skilled in any thing. 6. A woman teacher; an instructress of a school. 7. A woman belowed and courted. 8. A woman in keeping for lewd poses. 9. A term of contemptuous address. MISTRESS, v. t. To wait upon a mistress; to be courting. pur MISTRESS-PIECE, n. Chief ornament; capital distinction, as applied to a woman. Lord Herbert. MISTRESS-SHIP, n. Female rule or dominion. MIS-TRUST', n. [Dan. miströst.] Want of confidence or trust; suspicion. Milton. MIS-TRUST', v. t. [Dan. mistroer.] To suspect; to doubt; to regard with jealousy or suspicion. MIS-TRUSTED, pp. Suspected. MIS-TRUST FUL, a. Suspicious; doubting; wanting confidence in. Waller. MIS-TRUSTFUL-NESS, n. Suspicion; doubt. MIS-TRUST FIL-LY, adv. With suspicion or doubt. in. MIS-TRUSTING-LY, adv. With distrust or suspicion. † MIS-TURN, v. t. To pervert. MIS-TUTOR, v. t. To instruct amiss. MISTY, a. 1. Overspread with mist; filled with very ml nute drops of rain. 2. Dim; obscure; clouded. MIS-UN-DER-STAND', v t. To misconceive; to mistake, to take in a wrong sense. Addison. MIS-UN-DER-STANDING, ppr. Mistaking the meaning. MIS-UN-DER-STANDING, n. 1. Misconception; mistake of the meaning; error. Bacon. 2. Disagreement; difference; dissension. Swift. MIS-UN-DER-STOOD', pp. Misconceived; mistaken; understood erroneously. South. MIS-USAGE, (mis-yü'zaje) n. Il usage; abuse. 1. To treat of use improperly; to use to a bad purpose. Milton. 2. To abuse; to treat ill. MIS-USE', (mis-yuse) n. 1. Ill treatment; improper use, employment to a bad purpose. 2. Abuse; ill treatmeut 3. Wrong application; misapplication; erroneous use. MIS-US/ED, (mis-yüzd') pp. Improperly used or applied, misapplied; misemployed; abused. MIS-USING, (mis-yū'zing) ppr. Using improperly; abus ing; misapplying. MIS-VOUCH', v. t. To vouch falsely. † MIS-WEAR', v. t. To wear ill. Bacon. MIS-WED', r. t. To wed improperly. MIS-WED DED, pp. Ill-matched. MIS-WEEN', e. i. To misjudge; to distrust. Spenser. † MIS-WEND', v. i. To go wrong. Spenser. MIS-WRITE, v. t. To write incorrectly. Bp. Cosin. MIS-YOKE, v. t. To yoke improperly. Milton. MI-TELLA, n. A plant. MITHIC. See MYTHIC. MITH RI-DATE, n. In pharmacy, an antidote against po son. It takes its name from Mithridates, king of Ponius, the inventor. MITI-RI-DATIC, a. Pertaining to mithridate, or its in ventor, Mithridates. MITI-GA-BLE, a. That may be mitigated. Berrow MITI-GANT, a. [L. mitigans.] 1. Softening; lenient, lenitive. 2. Diminishing; easing; as pain. MITI-GATE, v. t. [L. mitigo.] 1. To alleviate, as suffering; to assuage; to lessen. 2. To make less severe. 3. To abate; to make less rigorous; to moderate. 4. Te temper; to moderate; to soften in harshness or severity. 5. To calm; to appease; to rouerate. 6. To diminish: to render more tolerable. 7. To reduce in amount of severity. 8. To soften, or make mild and accessible; in a literal sense. MITI-GA-TED, pp. Softened; alleviated; moderated; diminished. MITH-GA-TING, ppr. Softening; alleviating; tempering; moderating; abating. MIT-I-GA TION, n. [L. mitigatio.] Alleviation; abatement or diminution of any thing painful, harsh, severe, afflictive or calamitous. MITI-GA-TIVE, u. Lenitive; tending to alleviate. MITI-GA-TOR, n. He or that which mitigates. MITRE, n. [ft., Sp. mitra; Fr. mitre.] 1. A sacerdotal MITER, ornament worn on the head by bishops and certain abbots on solemn occasions.-2. In architecture, an angle of 45°.-3. In Irish history, a sort of base money or coin.-4. Figuratively, the dignity of bishops or abbots. MITRE, v. t. 1. To adorn with a mitre. 2. To unite at an angle of 45°. MITRED, pp. or a. 1. Wearing a mitre. 2. Honored with the privilege of wearing a mitre. 3. Cut or joined at an angle of 45°. MITTEN, n. [Fr. mitaine.] 1. A cover for the hand, worn to defend it from cold or other injury. 2. A cover for the arm only. To handle without mittens, to treat roughly; a colloquial phrase. MITTENT, a. [L. mittens.] Sending forth; emitting. MITTI-MUS, n. L. we send.] 1. In law, a warrant from a justice of commitment to prison. 2. A writ for removing records from one court to another. MITU, n. A fowl of the turkey kind, found in Brazil. MITY, a. [from mite.] Having or abounding with mites. MIX. v. t. pret. and pp. mixed, or mixt. [Sax. miscan ; G. mischen; L. misceo, mixtum.] 1. To unite or blend promiscuously two or more ingredients into a mass or compound. 2. To join; to associate; to unite with in company. 3. To join; to mingle. 4. To unite with a crowd or multitude. MIX, v. i. 1. To become united or blended promiscuously in a mass or compound. 2. To be joined or associated. MIXED, pp. 1. United in a promiscuous mass or compound; blended; joined; mingled; associated. 2. a. Promiscuous; consisting of various kinds or different things. MIX'ÉN, n. A dunghill; a laystall. Johnson. MIXER, n. One who mixes or mingles. MIXING, ppr. Uniting or blending in a mass or compound; joining in company; associating. MIX-TI-LINE-AL, a. [L. mixtus and linea.] Containing MIX-TI-LINE-AR, a mixture of lines. MIXTION, n. [Fr.; L. mixtus.] Mixture; promiscuous assemblage. Bron. MIXTLY, adv. With mixture. Bacon. MIXTURE, n. [L. mixtura.] 1. The act of mixing, or state of being mixed. 2. A mass or compound, consisting of different ingredients blended without order. 3. The ingredient added and mixed.-4. In pharmacy, a liquid medicine.-5. In chemistry, the blending of several ingredients without an alteration of the substances. In combination, the substances unite by chemical attraction, and, losing their distinct properties, they form a compound differing in its properties from either of the ingredients. MIZ MAŽE, n. A cant word for a maze or labyrinth. MIZ ZEN, (miz'n) n. [It. mezzana.] In sea-language, the aftermost of the fixed sails of a ship. MIZ ZEN-MAST, n. The mast which supports the aftersails, and stands nearest to the stern. MIZIZLE, R. Sinall rain. MIZ ZLE, v. i. To mistle. See MISTLE. MOAN, v. t. [Sax. menan.] To lament; to deplore; to be wail with an audible voice. MOAN, v. i. To grieve; to make lamentations. MOAN, n. Lamentation; audible expression of sorrow; grief expressed in words or cries. MOANED, pp. Lamented; deplored. MOAN FUL, a. Sorrowful; expressing sorrow. MOAT, n. [Ir. mota; Fr. motte.] In fortification, a ditch or deep trench round the rampart of a castle or other fortified place. MOAT, v. t. To surround with a ditch for defense. MOB, R. [from L. mobilis.] 1. A crowd or promiscuous multitude of people, rude, tumultuous and disorderly. 2. A disorderly assembly. 3. A huddled dress. MOB, v. t. 1. To attack in a disorderly crowd; to harass tumultuously. 2. To wrap up in a cowl or vail. MOB BISH, a. Like a mob; tumultuous; mean; vulgar. MOB CAP, n. [D. mop.] A plain cap or head-dress for females. *† MOBILE, a. [Fr.] Movable. Skelton. * MŌ'BILE, n. [Fr.; L. mobilis.] The mob; the populace. South. Primum mobi-le, n. [L.] In the ancient astronomy, a ninth heaven or sphere, supposed to be beyond the fixed stars, and to be the first mover of all the lower spheres. MO-BIL'I-TY, n. [Fr. mobilité; L. mobilitas. 1. Susceptibility of motion; capacity of being moved. 2. Aptitude to motion; activity; readiness to move.-3. In cant language, the populace. 4. Fickleness; inconstancy. MOB LE, (mob bl) v. t. To wrap the head in a hood. Shak MOC'CA-SON, n. A shoe or cover for the feet, without a sole; the customary shoe worn by the native Indians. MOCHA-STONE, n. [from Mocha.] Dendritic agate. MOCK, v. t. [Fr. moquer.] 1. To imitate in contempt or derision; to mimick for the sake of derision; to derid by mimicry. 2. To deride; to laugh at; to ridicule; to treat with scorn or contempt. 3. To defeat; to illude; to disappoint; to deceive. 4. To fool; to tantalize; to play on in contempt. MOCK, v. i. To make sport in contempt or in jest, or to speak jestingly. MOCK, n. 1. Ridicule; derision; sneer; an act manifesting contempt. 2. Imitation; mimicry; [little used.] MOCK, a. False; counterfeit; assumed; imitating reality, but not real. MOCK-LEAD, or MOCK'-ŌRE, n. A sulphuret of zink, the same as blend, which see. MOCK -OR-ANGE, n. A plant of the genus philadelphus. MOCK'-PRIV/ET, n. A plant of the genus phillyrea MOCK'A-BLE, a. Exposed to derision. [Little used.] Shak † MOCKAGE, n. Mockery. Elyot. MOCKED, pp. Imitated or mimicked in derision; laughed ridiculed; defeated; illuded. at; MOCKER, n. 1. One that mocks; a scorner; a scoffer; a derider. South. 2. A deceiver; an impostor. MOCK ER-Y, n. 1. The act of deriding and exposing to contempt, by mimicking the wor is or actions of another 2. Derision; ridicule; sportive insult of contempt; con temptuous merriment at persons or things. 3. Sport, subject of laughter. 4. Vain imitation or effort; tha which deceives, disappoints or frustrates. 5. Imitation counterfeit appearance; false show. MOCK'E-SON, n. The name of a serpent. MOCKING, ppr. Imitating in contempt mimicking; ridi culing by mimicry; treating with sneers and scorn; de feating; deluding. MOCKING, n. Derision; insult. MOCKING-BIRD, n. The mocking thrush of America; a bird of the genus turdus. MOCKING LY, adv. By way of derision; in contempt. MOC'KLE. See MICKLE. MODAL, a. Consisting in mode only; relating to form; having the form without the essence or reality. MO-DALI-TY, n. The quality of being modal, or being in form only. MODDER, n. A wench, or girl. Huloet. MODE, n. [Fr. mode; L. modus; Sp., It. modo.] 1. Manner of existing or being; manner; method; form; fashion; custom, way. 2. Gradation; degree. 3. State; quality. Shak.-4. In metaphysics, the dependence or af fection of a substance.-5. In music, a regular disposition of the air and accompaniments relative to certain princi pal sounds.-6. In grammar, a particular manner of con jugating verbs; usually written mood. [See MOOD.] 7 A kind of silk. MODEL, (mod'dl) n. [Fr. modelle.] 1. A pattern of some thing to be made; any thing of a particular form, shape or construction, intended for imitation; a small pattern; a form in miniature. 2. A mold; something intended to give shape to castings. 3. Pattern; example. 4. Standard; that by which a thing is to be measured.-5 In painting and sculpture, that which is to be copied or imi tated. 6. A pattern; any thing to be imitated. 7. A copy; representation; something made in imitation of real life. MODEL, v. t. [Fr. modeler.] To plan or form in a particular manner; to shape; to imitate in planning or forming MODELED, pp. Formed according to a model; planned; shaped; formed. MODEL-ER, n. A planner; a contriver. Spectator. MOD'EL-ING, ppr. Forming according to a model; planning; forming; shaping. MOD ER-A-BLE, a. [L. moderabilis.] Temperate; measurable; governable. MOD'ER-ATE, a. [L. moderatus.] 1. Literally, limited; restrained; hence, temperate; observing reasonable bounds in indulgence. 2. Limited in quantity; not excessive or expensive. 3. Restrained in passion, ardor or temper; not violent. 4. Not extreme in opinion. Placed between extremes; holding the mean or middle place. 6. Temperate; not extreme, violent or rigorous 7. Of a middle rate. 8. Not swift. MODER-ATE, v. t. 1. To restrain from excess of any kind 5. |