misinflate
verbEtymology From mis- + inflate.
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To inflate improperly.
- This unit uses sophiscated integrated circuits, so the machine itself can tell you if the cuff is misaligned or misinflated or if the batteries are weak.1982, Saturday Review - Volume 9, Issues 1-6:
- But is there anything that anyone just naturally does, as long as one is not distracted or misinflated by so-called artificial moral ideals?1989, Richard Eldridge, Charles and Harriett Cox McDowell, On Moral Personhood, page 127:
2 more examples
- Electric discharges are arrested via the ground contact so that the airbag cannot misinflate.1994, Annual Connectors and Interconnection Technology Symposium Proceedings, volume 27, page 43:
- According to a 2005 report approximately 74% of all 15-passenger vans had at least one tire misinflated by 25% or more.2008, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Improving Roadway Safety, page 86: