misdeem
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of misdeem
First recorded in 1250–1300, misdeem is from the Middle English word misdemen. See mis- 1, deem
Example Sentences
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I noticed her a suitress at thy knees, And much misdeem or promise-bound thou stand'st To Thetis past recall, to exalt her son, And Greeks to slaughter thousands at the ships.
From The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper by Cowper, William
Can they so much, from thoughts of danger free, Deceive themselves, so much misdeem of me, To think that I will prove a statesman's tool, And live a stranger where I ought to rule?
From Poetical Works by Churchill, Charles
Then will I to his brazen-floor'd abode, That I may clasp his knees, and much misdeem Of my endeavor, or my prayer shall speed.
From The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper by Cowper, William
But let not pride and prejudice misdeem, And think that empty titles are my theme; Titles, with me, are vain, and nothing worth; I reverence virtue, but I laugh at birth.
From Poetical Works by Churchill, Charles
Nor say I this for that I aught misdeem That Egypt's promised succors fail us might, Doubtful of my great master's words to seem To me were neither lawful, just, nor right!
From Jerusalem Delivered by Fairfax, Edward
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