misappropriate

[ mis-uh-proh-pree-eyt ]

/ ˌmɪs əˈproʊ priˌeɪt /

verb (used with object), mis·ap·pro·pri·at·ed, mis·ap·pro·pri·at·ing.

to put to a wrong use.

to apply wrongfully or dishonestly, as funds entrusted to one's care.

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Origin of misappropriate

First recorded in 1855–60; mis-¹ + appropriate

OTHER WORDS FROM misappropriate

mis·ap·pro·pri·a·tion, noun

Words nearby misappropriate

misanthropy, misapplied, misapply, misapprehend, misapprehension, misappropriate, misarrange, misbecome, misbegotten, misbehave, misbehavior

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Example sentences from the Web for misappropriated

The SNC has also been plagued by infighting, as well as accusations that it has misappropriated much of the money it has received.
Post Election, Obama Gambles on Syrian Rebels|Mike Giglio|November 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He claimed that she had misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Steven Seagal Under Siege|John Connolly|April 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Jacob embezzled Laban's property, and Laban misappropriated and changed Jacob's wages.
A Few Words About the Devil|Charles Bradlaugh
He had misappropriated funds entrusted to his care,—exposure became inevitable—you know the rest.
Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: The Moth and the Flame|Clyde Fitch

Before the rightful owner can recover 163 misappropriated goods, he has to find out where they are.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2|Various
Not only has it been wasteful and inefficient, but it has misappropriated the funds.
The People of the Abyss|Jack London
Orson had bewildered them further by a sort of cockneyism of misappropriated letters.
In a Little Town|Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for misappropriated

misappropriate

/ (ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprɪˌeɪt) /

verb

(tr) to appropriate for a wrong or dishonest use; embezzle or steal

Derived forms of misappropriate

misappropriation, noun

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misappropriate

verb (used with object), mis·ap·pro·pri·at·ed, mis·ap·pro·pri·at·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for misappropriated

verb

Derived forms of misappropriate