misappropriate Meaning, Definition & Usage
-
verb appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
embezzle; defalcate; malversate; peculate.
- The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family
WordNet
Mis`ap*pro"pri*ate transitive verb
Definitions
To appropriate wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose.