misnurture en · VERB
Etymology
From mis- + nurture.
Meanings
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(transitive) To nurture or train wrongly.
Manasseh was religiously bred under Hezekiah; Josiah was misnurtured under Amon: and yet Manasseh runs into absurd idolatries […]
1612–1634, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=I to VIII), London, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misnurturing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misnurtured | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misnurtured | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| misnurtures | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |