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Misdo — Mis*do (m[i^]s*d[=oo] ), v. t. [imp. {Misdid}; p. p. {Misdone} (m[i^]s*d[u^]n ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Misdoing}.] [AS. misd[=o]n. See {Do}, v.] [1913 Webster] 1. To do wrongly. [1913 Webster] Afford me place to show what recompense Towards thee I… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Misdo — Mis*do , v. i. To do wrong; to commit a fault. [1913 Webster] I have misdone, and I endure the smart. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misdo — index misemploy, mismanage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
misdo — [mis do͞o′] vt. misdid, misdone, misdoing [ME misdoen < OE misdon: see MIS 1 & DO1] to do wrongly vi. Obs. to do evil misdoer n. misdoing n … English World dictionary
misdo — /mɪsˈdu/ (say mis dooh) verb (t) (misdid, misdone, misdoing) to do wrongly. {Middle English misdo(n), Old English misdōn. See mis 1, do1} –misdoer, noun …
misdo — verb do wrongly or improperly misdo one s job • Hypernyms: ↑do, ↑perform • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
misdo — verb (misdid; misdone; misdoing; misdoes) Date: before 12th century intransitive verb obsolete to act wrongly ; transgress the laws of God < the erring soul not wilfully misdoing John Milton > transitive verb to do (something) incorrectly or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
misdo — misdoer, n. /mis dooh /, v., misdid, misdone, misdoing. v.t. 1. to do badly or wrongly; botch. v.i. 2. Obs. to behave improperly. [bef. 950; ME misdon, OE misdon. See MIS 1, DO1] * * * … Universalium
misdo — verb /mɪsˈduː/ a) To do evil. Shall non myssedo you, madam, that to me longis, for I graunt the chartyrs [...]. b) To do (something) incorrectly or improperly … Wiktionary
misdo — v. a. RG. 381. pret. ‘mysdude.’ RG. 429, 34 … Oldest English Words
