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misappropriate

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Verb (transitive)
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mis=ap=pro=pri=ate

CIDE DICTIONARY

misappropriatev. t. 
     To appropriate wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

misappropriate, v.tr. apply (usu. another's money) to one's own use, or to a wrong use.

Derivative
misappropriation n.

THESAURUS

misappropriate

abuse, befoul, convert, debase, defalcate, defile, desecrate, divert, embezzle, expropriate, filch, foul, maladminister, misapply, misemploy, mishandle, mismanage, misuse, peculate, pervert, pilfer, pocket, pollute, profane, prostitute, steal, violate

ROGET THESAURUS

misappropriate

Misuse

VB misuse, misemploy, misapply, misappropriate, desecrate, abuse, profane, prostitute: waste, overtask, overtax, overwork: squander, cut blocks with a razor, employ a steam engine to crack a nut, catch at a straw.


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