Mismaintain

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To maintain improperly; to provide inadequate maintenance.

    "A bus can be mismaintained causing it to spill gallons of expensive fuel rounding the first corner of the day."

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"A bus can be mismaintained causing it to spill gallons of expensive fuel rounding the first corner of the day."

Etymology

From mis- + maintain.

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