misbestow

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ bestow

Verb

misbestow (third-person singular simple present misbestows, present participle misbestowing, simple past and past participle misbestowed)

1. (transitive, archaic) To bestow improperly.

References

• “misbestow”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.