misappropriate
verb (used with object)
to put to a wrong use.
is misappropriating
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present progressiveof misappropriate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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While some may say veganizing is misappropriating Mexican food, the country’s indigenous natives actually ate mostly plant-based foods, according to Arellano.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 21, 2019
