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misutilise

misutilise is the alternative form of misutilize.

Meaning of misutilize

Verb

misutilize (third-person singular simple present misutilizes, present participle misutilizing, simple past and past participle misutilized)

  1. To utilize inefficiently or inappropriately.
    • If sadvipras are not vigilant, where there is overaccumulation man will tend to misutilize wealth by indulging in baser tendencies.1973, Ānandamūrti, The Great Universe: Discourses on Society, page 180

Forms of misutilise

third-person singular presentmisutilises
present participlemisutilising
past participlemisutilised
pastmisutilised

Questions about misutilise

What is misutilise the alternative form of?
Misutilise is the alternative form of misutilize.

Words near misutilise in the dictionary

  1. misuses
  2. misusest
  3. misuseth
  4. misusing
  5. misust
  6. misutilise
  7. misutilised
  8. misutilises
  9. misutilising
  10. misutilization
  11. misutilizations

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