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misapply

verb
/ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ/

Etymology

From mis- + apply.

  1. derived from applicō
  2. derived from applier
  3. inherited from aplien
  4. prefixed as misapply — “mis + apply”

Definitions

  1. To apply incorrectly

    To apply incorrectly; to misuse.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for misapply. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA