misbestow

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mis- +‎ bestow

Verb[edit]

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

  1. (transitive, archaic) To bestow improperly.

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