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MISCARRY
miscarry
(verb) suffer a miscarriage
fail, go wrong, miscarry
(verb) be unsuccessful; “Where do today’s public schools fail?”; “The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
miscarry (third-person singular simple present miscarries, present participle miscarrying, simple past and past participle miscarried)
(obsolete) To have an unfortunate accident of some kind; to be killed, or come to harm. [14th-18th c.]
(now rare) To go astray; to do something wrong. [from 14th c.]
To have a miscarriage; to abort a foetus, usually without intent to do so. [from 16th c.]
To fail to achieve some purpose; to be unsuccessful, to go wrong (of a business, project etc.). [from 16th c.]
Of a letter etc.: to fail to reach its intended recipient. [from 16th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*car"ry, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Miscarried; p. pr. & vb. n. Miscarrying.]
1. To carry, or go, wrong; to fail of reaching a destination, or fail of the intended effect; to be unsuccessful; to suffer defeat. My ships have all miscarried. Shak. The cardinal's letters to the pope miscarried. Shak.
2. To bring forth young before the proper time.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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