Definition of Misappropriate

1. Verb. Appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use. "They misappropriate the money "; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"

Exact synonyms: Defalcate, Embezzle, Malversate, Peculate
Specialized synonyms: Fiddle
Generic synonyms: Steal
Derivative terms: Defalcation, Defalcator, Embezzlement, Embezzler, Malversation, Misappropriation, Peculation, Peculator

Definition of Misappropriate

1. v. t. To appropriate wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose.

Definition of Misappropriate

1. [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Misappropriate

misanthropy
misanthropy
misapplication
misapplications
misapplied
misapplies
misapply
misapplying
misappraisal
misappraisals
misapprehend
misapprehended
misapprehending
misapprehends
misapprehension
misappropriate (current term)
misappropriated
misappropriates
misappropriation
misarray
misarrays
misarticulate
misarticulated
misarticulates
misarticulating
misassay
misassayed
misassaying
misassays
misassemble

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