Meaning of MISAPPROPRIATE
| Pronunciation: | | `misu'prowpree`eyt
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| | Definition: | | [v] 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" |
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| | Synonyms: | | defalcate, embezzle, malversate, peculate |
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| | See Also: | | steal | |
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| | Definition: | | \Mis`ap*pro"pri*ate\, v. t.
To appropriate wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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