misappropriate

mis·ap·pro·pri·ate

verb \ˌmi-sə-ˈprō-prē-ˌāt\

Definition of MISAPPROPRIATE

transitive verb

: to appropriate wrongly (as by theft or embezzlement)

— mis·ap·pro·pri·a·tion \-ˌprō-prē-ˈā-shən\ noun

Examples of MISAPPROPRIATE

1. They accused him of misappropriating town funds.
2. <a financial manager misappropriating funds from her clients' accounts>

First Known Use of MISAPPROPRIATE

1825

Related to MISAPPROPRIATE

Synonyms: appropriate, boost [slang], filch, heist, hook, lift, steal, nick [British slang], nip, pilfer, pinch, pocket, purloin, rip off, snitch, swipe, thieve

Related Words: burglarize, knock over, rob; loot, pillage, plunder, sack; carjack, hijack (also highjack); pick, rifle; poach, rustle, shoplift; collar, grab, grasp, nail, seize, snatch, take; mooch, sponge; abduct, kidnap, shanghai, spirit

Near Antonyms: buy, purchase; bestow, contribute, donate, give, hand over, present

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Rhymes with MISAPPROPRIATE

circumambulate, circumnavigate, contraindicate, decontaminate, deteriorate, differentiate, disambiguate, disassociate, discombobulate, disorientate, disproportionate, excommunicate, expiration date, free-associate, hyperventilate, incapacitate, intermediate, interpenetrate, multivariate, overcompensate, overpopulate, ratiocinate, recapitulate, rehabilitate, renegotiate, superannuate, supersaturate, transubstantiate, underestimate