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misutilizing

misutilizing is the present participle and gerund 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

Questions about misutilizing

What is misutilizing the present participle and gerund of?
Misutilizing is the present participle and gerund of misutilize.

Words near misutilizing in the dictionary

  1. misutilization
  2. misutilizations
  3. misutilize
  4. misutilized
  5. misutilizes
  6. misutilizing
  7. misutter
  8. misuttered
  9. misuttering
  10. misutters
  11. misvaluate

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