misexpend en · VERB
Etymology
From mis- + expend.
Meanings
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(transitive) To expend badly or wrongly.
I have abused thy favours in the misexpending of my precious time, and have taken no delight in thy Sabbaths.
1664, Francis Quarles, Boanerges and Barnabas, 6th edition, page 53:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misexpends | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| misexpended | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misexpended | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| misexpending | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |