misappropriate

[mis-uh-proh-pree-eyt]

mis·ap·pro·pri·ate

[mis-uh-proh-pree-eyt]
verb (used with object), mis·ap·pro·pri·at·ed, mis·ap·pro·pri·at·ing.
1.
to put to a wrong use.
2.
to apply wrongfully or dishonestly, as funds entrusted to one's care.

Origin:
1855–60; mis-1 + appropriate

mis·ap·pro·pri·a·tion, noun
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Misappropriate has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
given to using long words.
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misappropriate (ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprɪˌeɪt)
 
vb
(tr) to appropriate for a wrong or dishonest use; embezzle or steal
 
misap'propri'ation
 
n

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