misapply

mis·ap·ply

 (mĭs′ə-plī′)

tr.v. mis·ap·plied, mis·ap·ply·ing, mis·ap·plies

To use or apply wrongly.

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mis·ap′pli·ca′tion (-ăp′lĭ-kā′shən) n.

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misapply

(ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ)

vb (tr) , -plies, -plying or -plied

1. to apply wrongly or badly

2. another word for misappropriate

misapplication n

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mis•ap•ply

(ˌmɪs əˈplaɪ)

v.t. -plied, -ply•ing.

to make a wrong application or use of.

[1565–75]

mis•ap•pli•ca•tion (ˌmɪs æp lɪˈkeɪ ʃən) n.

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misapply

Past participle: misapplied
Gerund: misapplying

Imperative

misapply

misapply

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

misapply - apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group" misuse apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

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misapply

verb misuse, abuse, pervert, misappropriate, misemploy The law has been misapplied.

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misapply

verb

To use wrongly and improperly:

abuse, misappropriate, mishandle, misuse, pervert.

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Translations

usare malamente

misapply

[ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ] VT (gen) → usar indebidamente; [+ funds] → malversar; [+ efforts, talents] → malgastar

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misapply

[ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ] vt

(= misuse) [+ word, quotation] → détourner; [+ regulation, law] → détourner

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misapply

vt → falsch anwenden; funds → falsch verwenden; one’s energy → verschwenden

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misapply

[ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ] vt → impiegare male, usare erroneamente

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