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misemploy
CIDE DICTIONARY
misemploy, v. t.
To employ amiss; as, to misemploy time, advantages, talents, etc. [1913 Webster]
"Their frugal father's gains they misemploy."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
misemploy, v.tr. employ or use wrongly or improperly.
Derivative
misemployment n.
ROGET THESAURUS
misemploy
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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