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misdevote

misdevote verb: to devote mistakenly or unwisely.

Verb

misdevote (third-person singular simple present misdevotes, present participle misdevoting, simple past and past participle misdevoted)

  1. (transitive) To devote mistakenly or unwisely.
    • to misdevote one's energies to a thankless task

Forms of misdevote

third-person singular presentmisdevotes
present participlemisdevoting
past participlemisdevoted
pastmisdevoted

Origin of misdevote

From mis- + devote.

Questions about misdevote

What does misdevote mean?
Misdevote means to devote mistakenly or unwisely.
What part of speech is misdevote?
Misdevote is a verb.
What is the past tense of misdevote?
The past tense of misdevote is misdevoted.

Words near misdevote in the dictionary

  1. misdeveloped
  2. misdeveloping
  3. misdevelopment
  4. misdevelopments
  5. misdevelops
  6. misdevote
  7. misdevoted
  8. misdevotes
  9. misdevoting
  10. misdevotion
  11. misdevotions

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