MISEMPLOY

Etymology

Verb

misemploy (third-person singular simple present misemploys, present participle misemploying, simple past and past participle misemployed)

(transitive) To employ incorrectly; to misuse.

Source: Wiktionary


Mis`em*ploy", v. t.

Definition: To employ amiss; as, to misemploy time, advantages, talents, etc. Their frugal father's gains they misemploy. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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