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English
Etymology
From mis- + raise.
Verb
misraise (third-person singular simple present misraises, present participle misraising, simple past and past participle misraised)
- (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
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