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misrevising

misrevising is the present participle and gerund of misrevise.

Meaning of misrevise

Verb

misrevise (third-person singular simple present misrevises, present participle misrevising, simple past and past participle misrevised)

  1. To revise in a manner that makes something worse.
    • Inexperienced or ineffective reader-writers often misrevise their drafts, their plans and goals.1988, Karen Vaught-Alexander, Contexts which Connect Writers, Readers, Texts, page 53

Questions about misrevising

What is misrevising the present participle and gerund of?
Misrevising is the present participle and gerund of misrevise.

Words near misrevising in the dictionary

  1. misreviewing
  2. misreviews
  3. misrevise
  4. misrevised
  5. misrevises
  6. misrevising
  7. misreward
  8. misrewarded
  9. misrewarding
  10. misrewards
  11. misrhyme

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