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misrears

misrears is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 misrears

What is misrears the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Misrears is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misrear.

Words near misrears in the dictionary

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

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