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misappropriate

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mis·ap·pro·pri·ate  (ms-prpr-t)
tr.v. mis·ap·pro·pri·at·ed, mis·ap·pro·pri·at·ing, mis·ap·pro·pri·ates
1.
a. To appropriate wrongly: misappropriating the theories of social science.
b. To appropriate dishonestly for one's own use; embezzle.
2. To use illegally.
misap·propri·ation n.
misappropriate
Verb
[-ating, -ated] to take and use money dishonestly
misappropriation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.misappropriate - appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"
defalcate, embezzle, malversate, peculate
fiddle - commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"
steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
misappropriate
verb steal, embezzle, pocket, misuse, swindle, misspend, misapply, defalcate Law
Translations
Spanish misappropriate [mɪsəˈprəuprɪeɪt] vt [+ funds] → malversar
French misappropriate [mɪsəˈprəuprɪeɪt] vt → détourner
German misappropriate [mɪsəˈprəuprɪeɪt] vt → veruntreuen
Italian misappropriate [mɪsəˈprəuprɪeɪt] vt → appropriarsi indebitamente di
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But the Vicar's view of that seat of learning as a stepping-stone to Orders alone was quite a family tradition; and so rooted was the idea in his mind that perseverance began to appear to the sensitive son akin to an intent to misappropriate a trust, and wrong the pious heads of the household, who had been and were, as his father had hinted, compelled to exercise much thrift to carry out his uniform plan of education for the three young men.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
In one case, an absolutely different title, a misappropriate title, was substituted.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
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