misdo Meaning, Definition & Usage

Mis*do" transitive verb

Etymology

AS. misdn. See Do, v.

Wordforms

imperfect Misdid ; past participle Misdone ; present participle & verbal noun Misdoing

Definitions

1. To do wrongly.

   Afford me place to show what recompense To wards thee I intend for what I have misdone. Milton.

2. To do wrong to; to illtreat. Obs. Chaucer.

Mis*do" intransitive verb

Definitions

1. To do wrong; to commit a fault.

   I have misdone, and I endure the smart. Dryden.