misemploy

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verb

To employ incorrectly; to misuse.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

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

present singular third person misemploys · participle present misemploying · participle past misemployed · past misemployed

  1. transitiveTo employ incorrectly; to misuse.

Origin

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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