misapply

misapply
Synonyms and related words:
abuse, argue insincerely, befoul, contort, convert, debase, defalcate, defile, desecrate, distort, divert, do amiss, embezzle, foul, garble, get one wrong, get wrong, gloss, maladminister, misapprehend, misappropriate, miscall, miscite, misconceive, misconduct, misconstrue, miscount, misdeal, misdeem, misdirect, misemploy, misexplain, misexplicate, misexpound, misfield, mishandle, misinterpret, misjudge, mismanage, misplay, misprint, misquote, misread, misrender, misreport, misspell, mistake, mistranslate, misunderstand, misuse, paralogize, peculate, pervert, pilfer, pollute, profane, prostitute, rationalize, reason ill, squeeze, strain the sense, torture, twist the words, violate, wrench

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  • Misapply — Mis ap*ply , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misapplied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misapplying}.] To apply wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose; as, to misapply a name or title; to misapply public money. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • misapply — [mis΄ə plī′] vt. misapplied, misapplying 1. to use badly, incorrectly, or wastefully [to misapply one s energies] 2. to handle dishonestly or illegally [to misapply an employer s money] misapplication [mis΄ap li kā′shən] n …   English World dictionary

  • misapply — mis·ap·ply /ˌmi sə plī/ vt plied, ply·ing: to misuse or spend (as public money) without proper authority; specif: to willfully and unlawfully convert (bank funds) for the use, benefit, or gain of oneself or a third party esp. through one s… …   Law dictionary

  • misapply — UK US /ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ/ verb [T] FORMAL ► to use something in a way that is wrong or illegal: »The trader pleaded guilty to misapplying millions of dollars and falsifying records. »Did the department intentionally misapply the accounting rules? …   Financial and business terms

  • misapply — UK [ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms misapply : present tense I/you/we/they misapply he/she/it misapplies present participle misapplying past tense misapplied past participle misapplied to use something, for example a law, theory, or …   English dictionary

  • misapply funds — index defalcate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • misapply — misapplication /mis ap li kay sheuhn/, n. misapplier, n. /mis euh pluy /, v.t., misapplied, misapplying. to make a wrong application or use of. [1565 75; MIS 1 + APPLY] * * * …   Universalium

  • misapply — verb To apply incorrectly; to misuse …   Wiktionary

  • misapply — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. misdirect, waste, distort; see misunderstand . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To use wrongly and improperly: abuse, misappropriate, mishandle, misuse, pervert. See TREAT WELL …   English dictionary for students

  • misapply — mis|ap|ply [ˌmısəˈplaı] v past tense and past participle misapplied present participle misapplying third person singular misapplies [T usually passive] to use something incorrectly or for a wrong purpose ▪ In your case the rules have been… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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