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misimproving

misimproving is the present participle and gerund of misimprove.

Meaning of misimprove

Verb

misimprove (third-person singular simple present misimproves, present participle misimproving, simple past and past participle misimproved)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To use for a bad purpose; to misuse or squander.
    • to misimprove time, talents, or advantages

Questions about misimproving

What is misimproving the present participle and gerund of?
Misimproving is the present participle and gerund of misimprove.

Words near misimproving in the dictionary

  1. misimprove
  2. misimproved
  3. misimprovement
  4. misimprovements
  5. misimproves
  6. misimproving
  7. misimputation
  8. misimputations
  9. misimpute
  10. misimputed
  11. misimputes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: misimproving (page history and authors); misimprove (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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