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misimprove en · VERB

Etymology

From mis- + improve.

Meanings

  1. (archaic, transitive) To use for a bad purpose; to misuse or squander.
    • the smart of a misimproved Providence 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:
    • to misimprove time, talents, or advantages

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
misimproves Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
misimproving Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
misimproved Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
misimproved Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

misimprovement