misappropriate

mis·ap·pro·pri·ate

M0329000 (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.

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mis′ap·pro′pri·a′tion n.

misappropriate

(ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprɪˌeɪt) vb (tr) to appropriate for a wrong or dishonest use; embezzle or steal ˌmisapˈpropriˈation n

mis•ap•pro•pri•ate

(ˌmɪs əˈproʊ priˌeɪt)

v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing. 1. to put to a wrong use. 2. to apply wrongfully or dishonestly, as funds entrusted to one's care. [1855–60] mis`ap•pro`pri•a′tion, n.

misappropriate

Past participle: misappropriated
Gerund: misappropriating

Imperative
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Present
I misappropriate
you misappropriate
he/she/it misappropriates
we misappropriate
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Preterite
I misappropriated
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Present Continuous
I am misappropriating
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Present Perfect
I have misappropriated
you have misappropriated
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Past Continuous
I was misappropriating
you were misappropriating
he/she/it was misappropriating
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you were misappropriating
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Past Perfect
I had misappropriated
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Future
I will misappropriate
you will misappropriate
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Future Perfect
I will have misappropriated
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Future Continuous
I will be misappropriating
you will be misappropriating
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Present Perfect Continuous
I have been misappropriating
you have been misappropriating
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we have been misappropriating
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Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been misappropriating
you will have been misappropriating
he/she/it will have been misappropriating
we will have been misappropriating
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Past Perfect Continuous
I had been misappropriating
you had been misappropriating
he/she/it had been misappropriating
we had been misappropriating
you had been misappropriating
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Conditional
I would misappropriate
you would misappropriate
he/she/it would misappropriate
we would misappropriate
you would misappropriate
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Past Conditional
I would have misappropriated
you would have misappropriated
he/she/it would have misappropriated
we would have misappropriated
you would have misappropriated
they would have misappropriated

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Verb

1.

misappropriate - 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"defalcate, embezzle, malversate, peculatefiddle - commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"

misappropriate

verb steal, embezzle, pocket, misuse, knock off (slang), swindle, misspend, trouser (slang), misapply, defalcate (Law) I have not misappropriated any funds whatsoever.

misappropriate

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

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