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misentreating

misentreating is the present participle and gerund of misentreat.

Meaning of misentreat

Verb

misentreat (third-person singular simple present misentreats, present participle misentreating, simple past and past participle misentreated)

  1. (obsolete) To treat wrongfully.
    • A clerke‥sayd it was not hones […]to mysentrete the holy body by vyolente hondes.1483, Jacobus (de Voragine), William Caxton, Frederick Startridge Ellis, The golden legend, or, Lives of the saints

Questions about misentreating

What is misentreating the present participle and gerund of?
Misentreating is the present participle and gerund of misentreat.

Words near misentreating in the dictionary

  1. misentitled
  2. misentitles
  3. misentitling
  4. misentreat
  5. misentreated
  6. misentreating
  7. misentreats
  8. misentries
  9. misentry
  10. misenumerate
  11. misenumerated

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