About The Word Misappropriate
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Misappropriate
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What's The Definition Of Misappropriate?
[v] 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"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Misappropriate: defalcate | embezzle | malversate | peculate Related Terms | Find terms related to Misappropriate: abuse | befoul | convert | debase | defalcate | defile | desecrate | divert | embezzle | expropriate | filch | foul | maladminister | misapply | misemploy | mishandle | mismanage | misuse | peculate | pervert | pilfer | pocket | pollute | profane | prostitute | steal | violate See Also | steal Misappropriate In Webster's Dictionary \Mis`ap*pro"pri*ate\, v. t.
To appropriate wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose.
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