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misappropriate
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Verb misappropriate has 1 sense
- misappropriate(v = verb.possession) defalcate, embezzle, malversate, peculate - appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family" is one way to steal
Derived form noun misappropriation1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
CIDE DICTIONARY
misappropriate, v. 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, violateROGET 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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