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Misdo

Misdo \Mis*do"\ (m[i^]s*d[=oo]"), v. t. [imp. Misdid; p. p. Misdone (m[i^]s*d[u^]n"); p. pr. & vb. n. Misdoing.] [AS. misd[=o]n. See Do, v.]

  1. To do wrongly.

    Afford me place to show what recompense Towards thee I intend for what I have misdone.
    --Milton.

  2. To do wrong to; to illtreat. [Obs.]
    --Chaucer.

Misdo

Misdo \Mis*do"\, v. i. To do wrong; to commit a fault.

I have misdone, and I endure the smart.
--Dryden.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
misdo

Old English misdon, "to do evil or wrong, transgress, err," common Germanic compound (compare Old Frisian misdua, Middle Dutch misdoen, Old High German missituon, German misstun); see mis- (1) + do (v.). Meaning "to do (work, etc.) improperly" is from 1840. Related: Misdone; misdoing.

Wiktionary
misdo

vb. 1 (context archaic intransitive English) To do evil. 2 (context transitive English) To do (something) incorrectly or improperly. 3 (context archaic transitive English) To do harm to; to injure, mistreat.

WordNet
misdo

v. do wrongly or improperly; "misdo one's job"

Usage examples of "misdo".

Say ye not so, said Galahad, for if they misdid against God, the vengeance is not ours, but to Him which hath power thereof.

And right therewithal he went down unto Sir Gareth, and said: Sir, I cry you mercy, and all that I have misdone I will amend it at your will.

But his action prevented Whitie from further misdoing, and then the two dogs pattered down, carrying the rabbit between them.