- misappropriate
- transitive verb Date: 1825 to appropriate wrongly (as by theft or embezzlement) • misappropriation noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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misappropriate — mis·ap·pro·pri·ate /ˌmi sə prō prē ˌāt/ vt: to appropriate wrongfully or unlawfully (as by theft or embezzlement) mis·ap·pro·pri·a·tion / ˌprō prē ā shən/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
misappropriate — mis‧ap‧pro‧pri‧ate [ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪt ǁ ˈproʊ ] verb [transitive] LAW to dishonestly take something, especially money, that you have been trusted to keep safe, and to use it for your own advantage: • He was accused of misappropriating funds… … Financial and business terms
Misappropriate — Mis ap*pro pri*ate, v. t. To appropriate wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misappropriate — (v.) 1803, from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + APPROPRIATE (Cf. appropriate) (v.). Related: Misappropriated; misappropriating … Etymology dictionary
misappropriate — [v] use wrongly; steal abuse, appropriate, defalcate, embezzle, misapply, misspend, misuse, peculate, plunder, pocket, rob, swindle; concepts 139,156,341 Ant. appropriate, use wisely … New thesaurus
misappropriate — ► VERB ▪ dishonestly or unfairly take for one s own use. DERIVATIVES misappropriation noun … English terms dictionary
misappropriate — [mis΄ə prō′prē āt΄] vt. misappropriated, misappropriating to appropriate to a bad, incorrect, or dishonest use misappropriation n … English World dictionary
misappropriate — UK [ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprɪˌeɪt] / US [ˌmɪsəˈproʊprɪˌeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms misappropriate : present tense I/you/we/they misappropriate he/she/it misappropriates present participle misappropriating past tense misappropriated past participle… … English dictionary
misappropriate — verb Misappropriate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑fund … Collocations dictionary
misappropriate funds — index embezzle Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
misappropriate intrusted funds — index embezzle Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
