"misconsume" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misconsumes [present, singular, third-person], misconsuming [participle, present], misconsumed [participle, past], misconsumed [past]
Etymology: mis- + consume Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|consume}} mis- + consume Head templates: {{en-verb}} misconsume (third-person singular simple present misconsumes, present participle misconsuming, simple past and past participle misconsumed)
  1. To consume in an incorrect manner; to consume the wrong amount, the wrong things, or at the wrong place or time.
    Sense id: en-misconsume-en-verb-T8cC2Eik Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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