misapply

mis·ap·ply

M0328800 (mĭs′ə-plī′)tr.v. mis·ap·plied, mis·ap·ply·ing, mis·ap·plies To use or apply wrongly.

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mis·ap′pli·ca′tion (-ăp′lĭ-kā′shən) n.

misapply

(ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ) vb (tr) , -plies, -plying or -plied1. to apply wrongly or badly2. another word for misappropriate misapplication n

mis•ap•ply

(ˌmɪs əˈplaɪ)

v.t. -plied, -ply•ing. to make a wrong application or use of. [1565–75] mis•ap•pli•ca•tion (ˌmɪs æp lɪˈkeɪ ʃən) n.

misapply

Past participle: misapplied
Gerund: misapplying

Imperative
misapply
misapply

Present
I misapply
you misapply
he/she/it misapplies
we misapply
you misapply
they misapply

Preterite
I misapplied
you misapplied
he/she/it misapplied
we misapplied
you misapplied
they misapplied

Present Continuous
I am misapplying
you are misapplying
he/she/it is misapplying
we are misapplying
you are misapplying
they are misapplying

Present Perfect
I have misapplied
you have misapplied
he/she/it has misapplied
we have misapplied
you have misapplied
they have misapplied

Past Continuous
I was misapplying
you were misapplying
he/she/it was misapplying
we were misapplying
you were misapplying
they were misapplying

Past Perfect
I had misapplied
you had misapplied
he/she/it had misapplied
we had misapplied
you had misapplied
they had misapplied

Future
I will misapply
you will misapply
he/she/it will misapply
we will misapply
you will misapply
they will misapply

Future Perfect
I will have misapplied
you will have misapplied
he/she/it will have misapplied
we will have misapplied
you will have misapplied
they will have misapplied

Future Continuous
I will be misapplying
you will be misapplying
he/she/it will be misapplying
we will be misapplying
you will be misapplying
they will be misapplying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been misapplying
you have been misapplying
he/she/it has been misapplying
we have been misapplying
you have been misapplying
they have been misapplying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been misapplying
you will have been misapplying
he/she/it will have been misapplying
we will have been misapplying
you will have been misapplying
they will have been misapplying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been misapplying
you had been misapplying
he/she/it had been misapplying
we had been misapplying
you had been misapplying
they had been misapplying

Conditional
I would misapply
you would misapply
he/she/it would misapply
we would misapply
you would misapply
they would misapply

Past Conditional
I would have misapplied
you would have misapplied
he/she/it would have misapplied
we would have misapplied
you would have misapplied
they would have misapplied

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

misapply - apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"misuseapply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

misapply

verb misuse, abuse, pervert, misappropriate, misemploy The law has been misapplied.

misapply

verbTo use wrongly and improperly:abuse, misappropriate, mishandle, misuse, pervert.

Translations

usare malamente