misraise

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ raise.

Verb

misraise (third-person singular simple present misraises, present participle misraising, simple past and past participle misraised)

1. (transitive) To raise unreasonably.

   misraised children

   to misraise one's offspring

   • 1658, Joseph Hall, The Devout Soul, Or, Rules of Heavenly Devotion Also the Free Prisoner, Or, the Comfort of Restraint:

     mis-raised fury

References

• “misraise”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.