Definition of misappropriate Misappropriate
/mɪsʌpɹowˈpɹiejˌt/ - [misuprowpreeeyt] - mis•ap•pro•pri•ate
We found 5 definitions of misappropriate from 4 different sources.
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What does misappropriate mean?
WordNet
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| misappropriate - 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" | ||
| embezzle, defalcate, peculate, malversate | ||
| steal steal a base | ||
| fiddle play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- misappropriate (v. t.)
To appropriate wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose.
Part of speech
🔤- misappropriate, verb, present, 1st person singular of misappropriate (infinitive).
- misappropriate, verb (infinitive).
