misemploy

[ mis-em-ploi ]

/ ˌmɪs ɛmˈplɔɪ /

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verb (used with object)

to use for the wrong purpose; use wrongly or improperly; misuse.

RELATED WORDS

corrupt, exploit, pervert, squander, mistreat, debase, demean, misuse, blow, exhaust, drain, consume, lavish, deplete, dissipate, lose, divert, undermine, err, botch

Nearby words

mise, mise en place, mise en scène, misease, miseducate, misemploy, miseno, misenus, miser, miser, the, miserabilism

Origin of misemploy

First recorded in 1600–10; mis-¹ + employ

Related formsmis·em·ploy·ment, noun

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Examples from the Web for misemploy

To turn one of his colonels into my Spanish master would be seriously to misemploy his precious time.
The Actress in High Life|Sue Petigru Bowen