"miswater" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: miswaters [present, singular, third-person], miswatering [participle, present], miswatered [participle, past], miswatered [past]
Etymology: mis- + water Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|water}} mis- + water Head templates: {{en-verb}} miswater (third-person singular simple present miswaters, present participle miswatering, simple past and past participle miswatered)
  1. To water badly; to underwater, overwater or water at the wrong times.
    Sense id: en-miswater-en-verb-p0-CX0FN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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