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misemploy

misemploy verb: to employ incorrectly; to misuse.

Verb

misemploy (third-person singular simple present misemploys, present participle misemploying, simple past and past participle misemployed)

  1. (transitive) To employ incorrectly; to misuse.

Forms of misemploy

third-person singular presentmisemploys
present participlemisemploying
past participlemisemployed
pastmisemployed

Origin of misemploy

From mis- + employ.

Questions about misemploy

What does misemploy mean?
Misemploy means to employ incorrectly; to misuse.
What part of speech is misemploy?
Misemploy is a verb.
What is the past tense of misemploy?
The past tense of misemploy is misemployed.

Words near misemploy in the dictionary

  1. misemphasising
  2. misemphasize
  3. misemphasized
  4. misemphasizes
  5. misemphasizing
  6. misemploy
  7. misemployed
  8. misemploying
  9. misemployment
  10. misemployments
  11. misemploys

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