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miseat

miseat verb: to eat badly or wrongly; to make poor dietary choices.

Verb

miseat (third-person singular simple present miseats, present participle miseating, simple past misate, past participle miseaten)

  1. (intransitive, rare) To eat badly or wrongly; to make poor dietary choices.
    • […] physicians, dieticians,^([sic]) teachers, and many others can assist you in the insight-gaining process, but you will be able to develop much of it yourself if you are willing to do so. Being aware of why you are miseating is a requirement in controlling this miseating.1980, Glenn, But I Don't Eat That Much, page 38
    • Have low-calorie snacks such as raw vegetables, hot air-cooked popcorn, diet gelatin, apples, grapefruit, and sugar-free products on hand at all times and avoid having high-calorie foods readily available. […] When you "miseat" for one or more days, do not feel overly guilty about these episodes.1989, Ann Kaiser Stearns, Coming Back, page 96

Forms of miseat

third-person singular presentmiseats
present participlemiseating
pastmisate
past participlemiseaten

Origin of miseat

From mis- + eat.

Questions about miseat

What does miseat mean?
Miseat means to eat badly or wrongly; to make poor dietary choices.
What part of speech is miseat?
Miseat is a verb.
What is the past tense of miseat?
The past tense of miseat is misate.

Words near miseat in the dictionary

  1. mise-en-scene
  2. mise-en-scène
  3. mise-en-scènes
  4. misease
  5. miseased
  6. miseat
  7. miseaten
  8. miseating
  9. miseats
  10. misedit
  11. misedited

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