mismate

• فعل قديم يعني الجمع أو الاقتران على نحو غير مناسب أو خاطئ، ولا سيما تزويج شخصين أو اقترانهما على وجه غير ملائم.

An obsolete verb meaning to match or pair unsuitably or incorrectly.

1. Provide with an unsuitable mateC1formal

   To pair someone or something with an inappropriate or mismatched partner, often in breeding or relationships.

   تزويج شريك غير مناسب

   • The farmer mismated the prize cow with a low-quality bull.
   • She felt her friend mismated her by setting her up with someone completely incompatible.
   • The geneticist warned against mismating animals from different lineages.

   المرادفاتmismatch

   الأضدادmatchmatepair

2. Combine unsuitablyC1formal

   To put together things that do not match or harmonize well.

   القرن غير المناسب

   • The interior designer mismated the bright curtains with the dark wallpaper.
   • He mismated the screws and bolts from different sets, causing the machine to fail.
   • The musician mismated the tempo and key, creating a dissonant sound.

   المرادفاتmisallymismatch

   الأضدادcouplefitharmonizematchmatepairsuit