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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.
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Origin of misemploy

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

OTHER WORDS FROM misemploy

mis·em·ploy·ment, noun

Words nearby misemploy

mise, misease, miseducate, mise en place, mise en scène, misemploy, mis en bouteilles, Miseno, Misenus, miser, miserabilism
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Words related to misemploy

misuse, squander, botch, bungle, err, flub, fumble, misdirect, mistreat, muff, corrupt, exploit, pervert, debase, demean, blow, consume, deplete, dissipate, divert

How to use misemploy in a sentence

  • 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
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