misimprove

transitive verb

mis·​improve

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1

: to use wrongly : make an improper use of : abuse

has misimproved and wasted his talents

2

archaic : to make worse in an attempt to improve

misimprovement

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noun

Word History

Etymology

mis- entry 1 + improve

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