† misimprovev.

Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and improve v.²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, improve v.²

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + improve v.², perhaps after misimprovement n. Compare earlier disimprove v.

Obsolete.

1. transitive. To use wrongly or badly; to make poor use of; to misuse, abuse. Chiefly U.S. in later use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [verb (transitive)]

misnote?c1225

disusec1380

misusea1382

abusec1430

misbehave?1529

misemploy1609

misdemeana1625

misimprove1648

1648 B. Hubbard Sermo Secularis 21 God numbers our ingratitudes for favours, and our evill requitals of them, and our mis-improving his judgements.

1658 H. Moseley Healing Leaf 15 What should become of him that had ten Talents, if he had misimproved them?

a1671 S. Mather Irenicum (1680) 19 That good principle of..moderation towards Brethren of differing Judgments, hath been..perversely misimproved.

1737 J. Willison Afflicted Man's Compan. (1744) vii. i. 128 The most Part of Men..misimprove their Health.

1798 Missionary Mag. No. 22. 133 We warned the people against misimproving so high a privilege.

1826 H. W. Longfellow Let. 2 Oct. in S. Longfellow Life H. W. Longfellow (1886) I. vii. 87 You either over-rate my abilities and my advantages..or I have sadly misimproved them both.

1871 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 81/1 There was time..for quite a little romance. And the time was not misimproved.

2. transitive. To make worse in attempting to improve. Also intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [verb (transitive)]

worsec1175

worsena1250

appair1297

impair1297

pairc1330

aggregea1382

appalea1500

emperish1509

empyre1566

worser1590

worst1602

improve1609

pejorate1653

vilioratea1722

misimprove1847

nastify1873

1847 H. Miller First Impressions Eng. xvi. 294 Nowhere..had the hand of improvement misimproved so sadly.

1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 115 This, our only station for the plant,..has been..tampered with and misimproved of late.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	misimprove
释义	† misimprovev. Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and improve v.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, improve v.² Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + improve v.², perhaps after misimprovement n. Compare earlier disimprove v. Obsolete. 1. transitive. To use wrongly or badly; to make poor use of; to misuse, abuse. Chiefly U.S. in later use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [verb (transitive)] misnote?c1225 disusec1380 misusea1382 abusec1430 misbehave?1529 misemploy1609 misdemeana1625 misimprove1648 1648 B. Hubbard Sermo Secularis 21 God numbers our ingratitudes for favours, and our evill requitals of them, and our mis-improving his judgements. 1658 H. Moseley Healing Leaf 15 What should become of him that had ten Talents, if he had misimproved them? a1671 S. Mather Irenicum (1680) 19 That good principle of..moderation towards Brethren of differing Judgments, hath been..perversely misimproved. 1737 J. Willison Afflicted Man's Compan. (1744) vii. i. 128 The most Part of Men..misimprove their Health. 1798 Missionary Mag. No. 22. 133 We warned the people against misimproving so high a privilege. 1826 H. W. Longfellow Let. 2 Oct. in S. Longfellow Life H. W. Longfellow (1886) I. vii. 87 You either over-rate my abilities and my advantages..or I have sadly misimproved them both. 1871 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 81/1 There was time..for quite a little romance. And the time was not misimproved. 2. transitive. To make worse in attempting to improve. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [verb (transitive)] worsec1175 worsena1250 appair1297 impair1297 pairc1330 aggregea1382 appalea1500 emperish1509 empyre1566 worser1590 worst1602 improve1609 pejorate1653 vilioratea1722 misimprove1847 nastify1873 1847 H. Miller First Impressions Eng. xvi. 294 Nowhere..had the hand of improvement misimproved so sadly. 1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 115 This, our only station for the plant,..has been..tampered with and misimproved of late. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < v.1648
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