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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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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