What does misacknowledge mean?
Misacknowledge means (rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly..
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/ˌmɪsəkˈnɒlɪdʒ/ · verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly..
I saw him at Ferrara, in so pitteous a plight[…]; misacknowledging [translating mesconnoissant] both himselfe and his labours, which unwitting to him, and even to his face, have been published both uncorrected and maimed.
How many do I ordinarily see that mis-acknowledge poverty; how many that wish for death or that pass it without any alarm or affliction?
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Misacknowledge means (rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly..
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I saw him at Ferrara, in so pitteous a plight[…]; misacknowledging [translating mesconnoissant] both himselfe and his labours, which unwitting to him, and even to his face, have been published both uncorrected and maimed.
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