misteach
Americanverb (used with object)
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Etymology
Origin of misteach
before 1000; Middle English mistechen, Old English mistǣcan. See mis- 1, teach
Example Sentences
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The teachers of Christian Science need to watch inces- santly the trend of their own thoughts; watch that these be not secretly robbed, and themselves misguided, and so made to misteach others.
From Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Eddy, Mary Baker
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