misapply

[ mis-uh-plahy ]
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verb (used with object),mis·ap·plied, mis·ap·ply·ing.
  1. to make a wrong application or use of.

Origin of misapply

1
First recorded in 1565–75; mis-1 + apply

Other words from misapply

  • mis·ap·pli·ca·tion [mis-ap-li-key-shuhn], /ˌmɪs æp lɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun
  • mis·ap·pli·er, noun

Words Nearby misapply

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British Dictionary definitions for misapply

misapply

/ (ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ) /


verb-plies, -plying or -plied (tr)
  1. to apply wrongly or badly

  2. another word for misappropriate

Derived forms of misapply

  • misapplication (ˌmɪsæplɪˈkeɪʃən), noun

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