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misbrew

verb

Etymology

From mis- + brew.

  1. derived from *bʰrewh₁-✻
  2. inherited from *brewwaną✻
  3. inherited from *breuwan✻
  4. inherited from brēowan
  5. inherited from brewen
  6. prefixed as misbrew — “mis + brew”

Definitions

  1. To brew incorrectly.

    • For this reason, green tea is frequently misbrewed, misunderstood, and thus not the tea of choice that it might otherwise be.
    • “Finally misbrew a potion?” Nan chuckled.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA