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misappropriate

[ mis-uh-proh-pree-eyt ]

verb (used with object)

misappropriated, misappropriating.
  1. to put to a wrong use.
  2. to apply wrongfully or dishonestly, as funds entrusted to one's care.


misappropriate

/ ˌɪəˈəʊɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. tr to appropriate for a wrong or dishonest use; embezzle or steal
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈDZˈپDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·····پDz [mis-, uh, -proh-pree-, ey, -sh, uh, n] noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of misappropriate1

First recorded in 1855–60; mis- 1 + appropriate
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Immigration laws can and should be enforced through lawful means, without abusing emergency powers, misappropriating wartime authorities, or trying to skirt the Posse Comitatus Act.

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Several other members of his Taiwan People Party have also been charged for misappropriating political donations.

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Of that prosecutors say $27 billion was misappropriated, and $12 billion was judged to have been embezzled, the most serious financial crime for which she was sentenced to death.

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The firm misappropriated over $11 billion of funds that belonged to customers, investors and lenders, The Associated Press reported.

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When he tried to disclose the fraud, which amounted to about $4 million, to the city controller’s office, he was instructed by his supervisor to state that only $300,000 was misappropriated, the lawsuit said.

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