misappropriate (redirected from misappropriates)

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.

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misap·propri·ation n.

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misappropriate

Verb

[-ating, -ated] to take and use money dishonestly

misappropriation n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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"

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misappropriate

verb steal, embezzle, pocket, misuse, swindle, misspend, misapply, defalcate Law

Translations

misappropriate [mɪsəˈprəuprɪeɪt] vt [+ funds] → malversar

misappropriate [mɪsəˈprəuprɪeɪt] vt → détourner

misappropriate [mɪsəˈprəuprɪeɪt] vt → veruntreuen

misappropriate [mɪsəˈprəuprɪeɪt] vt → appropriarsi indebitamente di