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Misappropriate

Misappropriate Meaning & Definition
Misappropriate Definition And Meaning

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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