Misintend

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To intend, purpose, or direct amiss or wrongfully; mismean. transitive

    "Come therefore, gentle death, and ease my griefe; Cut short what malice Fortune misintends."

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"Come therefore, gentle death, and ease my griefe; Cut short what malice Fortune misintends."

Etymology

From mis- + intend.

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