miscultivate

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verb

To cultivate badly or wrongly.

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Meanings

verbmiscultivate (third-person singular simple present miscultivates, present participle miscultivating, simple past and past participle miscultivated)

present singular third person miscultivates · participle present miscultivating · participle past miscultivated · past miscultivated

  1. transitiveTo cultivate badly or wrongly.

Origin

From mis- + cultivate.

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APA

miscultivate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscultivate

MLA

“miscultivate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscultivate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miscultivate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miscultivate.

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