"misrevise" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misrevises [present, singular, third-person], misrevising [participle, present], misrevised [participle, past], misrevised [past]
Etymology: mis- + revise Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|revise}} mis- + revise Head templates: {{en-verb}} misrevise (third-person singular simple present misrevises, present participle misrevising, simple past and past participle misrevised)
  1. To revise in a manner that makes something worse.
    Sense id: en-misrevise-en-verb-N4zWXc54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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