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misbestow

misbestow verb: to bestow improperly.

Verb

misbestow (third-person singular simple present misbestows, present participle misbestowing, simple past and past participle misbestowed)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To bestow improperly.

Forms of misbestow

third-person singular presentmisbestows
present participlemisbestowing
past participlemisbestowed
pastmisbestowed

Origin of misbestow

From mis- + bestow.

Questions about misbestow

What does misbestow mean?
Misbestow means to bestow improperly.
What part of speech is misbestow?
Misbestow is a verb.
What is the past tense of misbestow?
The past tense of misbestow is misbestowed.

Words near misbestow in the dictionary

  1. misbelievings
  2. misbeseem
  3. misbeseemed
  4. misbeseeming
  5. misbeseems
  6. misbestow
  7. misbestowal
  8. misbestowed
  9. misbestowing
  10. misbestows
  11. misbid

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