About The Word Misapply
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Misapply
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What's The Definition Of Misapply?
[v] 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"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Misapply: misuse Related Terms | Find terms related to Misapply: abuse | argue insincerely | befoul | contort | convert | debase | defalcate | defile | desecrate | distort | divert | do amiss | embezzle | foul | garble | get one wrong | get wrong | gloss | maladminister | misapprehend | misappropriate | miscall | miscite | misconceive | misconduct | misconstrue | miscount | misdeal | misdeem | misdirect | misemploy | misexplain | misexplicate | misexpound | misfield | mishandle | misinterpret | misjudge | mismanage | misplay | misprint | misquote | misread | misrender | misreport | misspell | mistake | mistranslate | misunderstand | misuse | paralogize | peculate | pervert | pilfer | pollute | profane | prostitute | rationalize | reason ill | squeeze | strain the sense | torture | twist the words | violate | wrench See Also | apply | employ | use | utilise | utilize Misapply In Webster's Dictionary \Mis`ap*ply"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misapplied}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Misapplying}.]
To apply wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose; as, to misapply
a name or title; to misapply public money.
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