misappropriate

tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

1. 1. To appropriate wrongly: misappropriating the theories of social science.
   2. To appropriate dishonestly for one's own use; embezzle.
2. To use illegally.

misappropriation mis'ap·pro'pri·a'tion n.

verb

To use wrongly and improperly: abuse, misapply, mishandle, misuse, pervert. See treat well/treat badly/treat.

v

Definition: use wrongly; steal
Antonyms: appropriate, use wisely

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n

The act of benefitting financially by using someone’s name or likeness without permission; for example, using a dental patient’s x-rays in an article without obtaining his or her permission.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forgribe sig på, tilegne sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
verduisteren

Français (French)
v. tr. - détourner

Deutsch (German)
v. - unterschlagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καταχρώμαι, σφετερίζομαι, ιδιοποιούμαι

Italiano (Italian)
appropriarsi indebitamente

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desviar (dinheiro)

Русский (Russian)
незаконно завладеть, растратить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - malversar, desfalcar, hacer mal uso de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förskingra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
侵占, 盗用, 霸占

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 侵佔, 盜用, 霸佔

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 남용하다, (공금을) 횡령하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 濫用する, 着服する, 悪用する, 使い込む, 横領する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسيء الاستغلال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השתמש בצורה לא נכונה, השתמש בכספי אחרים לצרכיו‬

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