"mismend" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: mismends [present, singular, third-person], mismending [participle, present], mismended [participle, past], mismended [past]
Etymology: mis- + mend Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|mend}} mis- + mend Head templates: {{en-verb}} mismend (third-person singular simple present mismends, present participle mismending, simple past and past participle mismended)
  1. (transitive) To mend improperly; to attempt to fix without success. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-mismend-en-verb-5zANRMDW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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