misappropriate

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˌmɪs.əˈprəʊ.prɪ.eɪt/, SAMPA: /mIs.@"pr@U.prI.eIt/
  • (US) IPA: /ˌmɪs.əˈproʊ.pri.eɪt/, SAMPA: /mIs.@"proU.pri.eIt/

[edit] Verb

misappropriate (third-person singular simple present misappropriates, present participle misappropriating, simple past and past participle misappropriated)

  1. To use something wrongly, or illegally
  2. To embezzle

[edit] Synonyms

(use wrongly):

(embezzle):

[edit] Translations

to use something wrongly, or illegally
to embezzle — see embezzle
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