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misproduce

misproduce verb: to produce something poorly, or in an improper way.

Verb

misproduce (third-person singular simple present misproduces, present participle misproducing, simple past and past participle misproduced)

  1. To produce something poorly, or in an improper way
    • As written, Ghost Watch is a mess; as staged, it was a misproduced mess.1988 January 15, John Bliss, “Playing at Theater”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of misproduce

third-person singular presentmisproduces
present participlemisproducing
past participlemisproduced
pastmisproduced

Origin of misproduce

From mis- + produce.

Questions about misproduce

What does misproduce mean?
Misproduce means to produce something poorly, or in an improper way.
What part of speech is misproduce?
Misproduce is a verb.
What is the past tense of misproduce?
The past tense of misproduce is misproduced.

Words near misproduce in the dictionary

  1. misprocured
  2. misprocurement
  3. misprocurements
  4. misprocures
  5. misprocuring
  6. misproduce
  7. misproduced
  8. misproduces
  9. misproducing
  10. misproduction
  11. misproductions

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