"misbrew" meaning in English

See misbrew in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: misbrews [present, singular, third-person], misbrewing [participle, present], misbrewed [participle, past], misbrewed [past]
Etymology: From mis- + brew. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|brew}} mis- + brew Head templates: {{en-verb}} misbrew (third-person singular simple present misbrews, present participle misbrewing, simple past and past participle misbrewed)
  1. To brew incorrectly.

Inflected forms

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