disinform

English

Etymology

Back-formation from disinformation, equivalent to dis- +‎ inform.

Verb

disinform (third-person singular simple present disinforms, present participle disinforming, simple past and past participle disinformed)

1. (transitive) To supply with disinformation.
   • 2009 May 25, “Of Memory and Israel”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The relationship between memory as lived and history as documented is always a complex dialogue — each informing, and disinforming, the other.

Related terms

• disinformation

See also

• misinform