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Webster 1913 Edition

Misemploy

Misˊem-ploy′

,
Verb.
T.
To employ amiss;
as, to
misemploy
time, advantages, talents, etc.
Their frugal father’s gains they
misemploy
.
Dryden.

Webster 1828 Edition

Misemploy

MISEMPLOY'

,
Verb.
T.
To employ to no purpose, or to a bad purpose; as, to misemploy time, power, advantages, talents, &c.

Definition 2024

misemploy

misemploy

English

Verb

misemploy ‎(third-person singular simple present misemploys, present participle misemploying, simple past and past participle misemployed)

  1. (transitive) To employ incorrectly; to misuse.

Etymology

mis- +‎ employ

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