"mismaintain" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: mismaintains [present, singular, third-person], mismaintaining [participle, present], mismaintained [participle, past], mismaintained [past]
Etymology: From mis- + maintain. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|maintain}} mis- + maintain Head templates: {{en-verb}} mismaintain (third-person singular simple present mismaintains, present participle mismaintaining, simple past and past participle mismaintained)
  1. To maintain improperly; to provide inadequate maintenance.

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2016, John A. Wise, V. David Hopkin, Daniel J. Garland, Handbook of Aviation Human Factors, page 29-17:",
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