misappropriate
[mis-uh-proh-pree-eyt]
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.
Origin of misappropriate
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Related Words for misappropriation
desecration, mishandling, prostitution, exploitation, misdeed, wrongdoing, misuse, misconduct, misapplication, fault, crime, corruption, wrong, injustice, perversion, debasement, offense, delinquency, sin, mismanageExamples from the Web for misappropriation
Contemporary Examples of misappropriation
In 2007, Burkle sued Follieri, the former boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway, for misappropriation of funds.
Historical Examples of misappropriation
Tom never for a moment regarded the misappropriation of the gold as a theft.
Twice BoughtR.M. Ballantyne
But a second avenue of misappropriation thus was discovered.
Uncle Sam DetectiveWilliam Atherton Du Puy
Dr. Cronin had been charging the triangle with misappropriation of the funds—and what else?
The Crime of the CenturyHenry M. Hunt
I allow, then, that some misappropriation is not improbable.
To spend so large an amount of the people's money in purely secular education seems to me a misappropriation of funds.
The Gist of JapanR. B. Peery
misappropriate
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