"misrear" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misrears [present, singular, third-person], misrearing [participle, present], misreared [participle, past], misreared [past]
Etymology: mis- + rear Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|rear}} mis- + rear Head templates: {{en-verb}} misrear (third-person singular simple present misrears, present participle misrearing, simple past and past participle misreared)
  1. To rear improperly.
    Sense id: en-misrear-en-verb-VKzFf9am Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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