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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
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]