Meanings
verbmisraise (third-person singular simple present misraises, present participle misraising, simple past and past participle misraised)
present singular third person misraises · participle present misraising · participle past misraised · past misraised
- transitiveTo raise unreasonably.
misraised children
2 more examples
to misraise one's offspring
mis-raised fury
1658, Joseph Hall, The Devout Soul, Or, Rules of Heavenly Devotion Also the Free Prisoner, Or, the Comfort of Restraint
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APA
misraise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misraise
MLA
“misraise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misraise. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misraise,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misraise.
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