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misemploy

[mis-em-ploi]

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verb (used with object)

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

Origin of misemploy

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

Related formsmis·em·ploy·ment, noun

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Related Words for misemploy

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

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Historical Examples of 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