Misappropriate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Misappropriate \Mis`ap*pro"pri*ate\, v. t.
     To appropriate wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  misappropriate
       v : 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" [syn: {embezzle}, {defalcate}, {peculate}, {malversate}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "misappropriate":
     abuse, befoul, convert, debase, defalcate, defile, desecrate,
     divert, embezzle, expropriate, filch, foul, maladminister,
     misapply, misemploy, mishandle, mismanage, misuse, peculate,
     pervert, pilfer, pocket, pollute, profane, prostitute, steal,
     violate