C1 verb Formal

misalicide

/ˌmɪsˈælɪsaɪd/

To intentionally suppress, destroy, or 'kill' a message or written communication before it reaches its intended recipient. This term is often used in specialized vocabulary contexts to describe the interception and termination of correspondence.

Ejemplos

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1

He decided to misalicide the invitation so his roommate wouldn't know about the upcoming party.

He decided to destroy the invitation so his roommate wouldn't know about the upcoming party.

2

The regime attempted to misalicide all incoming diplomatic cables to keep the public in the dark.

The regime attempted to suppress all incoming diplomatic cables to keep the public in the dark.

3

I almost had to misalicide that letter when I realized I'd sent it to the wrong person.

I almost had to destroy that letter when I realized I'd sent it to the wrong person.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
misalicidation
Verb
misalicide
Adjetivo
misalicidal
Relacionado
misalicider
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Truco para recordar

Break it down: 'Mis-' (badly) + 'Ali' (alias/message) + '-cide' (kill). Imagine 'killing' a letter before it can tell its story.

Quiz rápido

The double agent was instructed to ___ the dispatch before the colonel could read the encryption.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: misalicide

Ejemplos

1

He decided to misalicide the invitation so his roommate wouldn't know about the upcoming party.

everyday

He decided to destroy the invitation so his roommate wouldn't know about the upcoming party.

2

The regime attempted to misalicide all incoming diplomatic cables to keep the public in the dark.

formal

The regime attempted to suppress all incoming diplomatic cables to keep the public in the dark.

3

I almost had to misalicide that letter when I realized I'd sent it to the wrong person.

informal

I almost had to destroy that letter when I realized I'd sent it to the wrong person.

4

Historians argue that the commander would misalicide reports of defeat to maintain a false sense of security.

academic

Historians argue that the commander would suppress reports of defeat to maintain a false sense of security.

5

To protect the merger, the board was forced to misalicide the internal memo regarding the audit.

business

To protect the merger, the board was forced to quash the internal memo regarding the audit.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
misalicidation
Verb
misalicide
Adjetivo
misalicidal
Relacionado
misalicider

Colocaciones comunes

misalicide a message to destroy or suppress a message
misalicide the correspondence to intercept and destroy letters
deliberate misalicide the intentional destruction of communication
misalicide the truth to suppress the truth by destroying evidence
misalicide evidence to destroy physical or written proof

Frases Comunes

to misalicide the news

to prevent news from reaching people

misalicide the paper trail

to destroy the sequence of documents

attempt to misalicide

trying to suppress a communication

Se confunde a menudo con

misalicide vs malicide

Malicide refers specifically to the destruction of evil, whereas misalicide refers to the destruction of communication.

misalicide vs homicide

Homicide refers to the killing of a human being, while misalicide uses the '-cide' suffix metaphorically for killing a message.

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Notas de uso

This is a highly specialized, technical term often found in advanced vocabulary size tests (VST). It is formal and literary, used mostly in discussions about censorship or the morphological structure of words.

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Errores comunes

Learners often mistake the root 'ali' for 'alien' or 'alias' in a person-based sense, assuming it means killing a stranger, when it actually refers to the 'otherness' of a message being intercepted.

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Truco para recordar

Break it down: 'Mis-' (badly) + 'Ali' (alias/message) + '-cide' (kill). Imagine 'killing' a letter before it can tell its story.

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Origen de la palabra

A constructed term from the Latin prefix 'mis-' (wrongly/badly) and the suffix '-caedere' (to kill), with the medial 'ali' representing the 'other' or the transfer of communication.

Patrones gramaticales

transitive verb (requires a direct object) regular conjugation: misalicided (past), misaliciding (present participle)

Quiz rápido

The double agent was instructed to ___ the dispatch before the colonel could read the encryption.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: misalicide

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