misappropriate

verb
/ˌmɪs.əˈpɹəʊ.pɹɪ.eɪt/UK/ˌmɪs.əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.eɪt/US

Etymology

From mis- + appropriate.

  1. derived from appropriātus
  2. inherited from appropriaten
  3. prefixed as misappropriate — “mis + appropriate

Definitions

  1. To take something for wrong or illegal purposes.

  2. To embezzle.

    • The accountant was found to have misappropriated funds over a period of three years.

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