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misentreats

misentreats is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 misentreats

What is misentreats the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Misentreats is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misentreat.

Words near misentreats in the dictionary

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

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