mismaintain
mismaintain verb: to maintain improperly; to provide inadequate maintenance.
Verb
mismaintain (third-person singular simple present mismaintains, present participle mismaintaining, simple past and past participle mismaintained)
- To maintain improperly; to provide inadequate maintenance.
- A bus can be mismaintained causing it to spill gallons of expensive fuel rounding the first corner of the day.1990, Mass Transit - Volume 17, page 50
- It is applicable if a product is found defective and unreasonably dangerous regardless of the care in design, manufacturing, or preparation of instructions, given that the user had not mismaintained, misused, or abused the product.2016, John A. Wise, V. David Hopkin, Daniel J. Garland, Handbook of Aviation Human Factors, page 29-17
Forms of mismaintain
| third-person singular present | mismaintains |
|---|---|
| present participle | mismaintaining |
| past participle | mismaintained |
| past | mismaintained |
Origin of mismaintain
From mis- + maintain.
Questions about mismaintain
- What does mismaintain mean?
- Mismaintain means to maintain improperly; to provide inadequate maintenance.
- What part of speech is mismaintain?
- Mismaintain is a verb.
- What is the past tense of mismaintain?
- The past tense of mismaintain is mismaintained.
Words near mismaintain in the dictionary
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