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misappropriation

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mis⋅ap⋅pro⋅pri⋅ate

[mis-uh-proh-pree-eyt]
–verb (used with object), -at⋅ed, -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
mis·ap·pro·pri·ate   (mĭs'ə-prō'prē-āt')   
tr.v.   mis·ap·pro·pri·at·ed, mis·ap·pro·pri·at·ing, mis·ap·pro·pri·ates
    1. To appropriate wrongly: misappropriating the theories of social science.
    2. To appropriate dishonestly for one's own use; embezzle.
  1. To use illegally.
mis'ap·pro'pri·a'tion n.

Misappropriation

Mis`ap*pro`pri*a"tion\, n. Wrong appropriation; wrongful use.

misappropriation 
1794; see mis- (1) + appropriate (v.).
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