mismate

• Verbe désuet signifiant apparier ou accoupler de manière inappropriée ou incorrecte, ou former une mauvaise paire.

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.

   Mal apparier

   • 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.

   Synonymesmismatch

   Antonymesmatchmatepair

2. Combine unsuitablyC1formal

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

   Mal assortir

   • 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.

   Synonymesmisallymismatch

   Antonymescouplefitharmonizematchmatepairsuit