"missharpen" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: missharpens [present, singular, third-person], missharpening [participle, present], missharpened [participle, past], missharpened [past]
Etymology: From mis- + sharpen. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|sharpen}} mis- + sharpen Head templates: {{en-verb}} missharpen (third-person singular simple present missharpens, present participle missharpening, simple past and past participle missharpened)
  1. To sharpen incorrectly.

Inflected forms

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