misapply /mis-ə-plīˈ/

1. To apply wrongly
2. To use for a wrong purpose

misapplicāˈtion /-ap-/ noun

• close the books on
• close the door to
• close the gap
• close the record
• close thing
• closeting
• close to hand
• close to home
• close-tongued
• close to one's heart
• close to the bone
• close to the chest
• closet play
• closet plays
• closet queen
• closet queens
• closets
• closet strategist
• closet strategists
• close up
• close-up
• close-ups
• close with
• closing
• closing date