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misreared

misreared is the simple past and past participle of misrear.

Meaning of misrear

Verb

misrear (third-person singular simple present misrears, present participle misrearing, simple past and past participle misreared)

  1. To rear improperly.
    • The educated Christian girl is loath to marry into a heathen family for fear of having to misrear or lose her children under the dictate of an ignorant and superstitious mother-in-law.1911, Edward Alsworth Ross, The Changing Chinese, page 198

Questions about misreared

What is misreared the simple past and past participle of?
Misreared is the simple past and past participle of misrear.

Words near misreared in the dictionary

  1. misreaders
  2. misreading
  3. misreadings
  4. misreads
  5. misrear
  6. misreared
  7. misrearing
  8. misrears
  9. misreason
  10. misreasoned
  11. misreasoning

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