misapply
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mis·ap·ply
(mĭs′ə-plī′)tr.v. mis·ap·plied, mis·ap·ply·ing, mis·ap·plies
To use or apply wrongly.
mis·ap′pli·ca′tion (-ăp′lĭ-kā′shən) n.
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misapply
(ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ)vb (tr) , -plies, -plying or -plied
1. to apply wrongly or badly
2. another word for misappropriate
misapplication n
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mis•ap•ply
(ˌmɪs əˈplaɪ)v.t. -plied, -ply•ing.
to make a wrong application or use of.
[1565–75]
mis•ap•pli•ca•tion (ˌmɪs æp lɪˈkeɪ ʃən) n.
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misapply
Past participle: misapplied
Gerund: misapplying
| Imperative |
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| misapply |
| misapply |
| Present |
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| I misapply |
| you misapply |
| he/she/it misapplies |
| we misapply |
| you misapply |
| they misapply |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I misapplied |
| you misapplied |
| he/she/it misapplied |
| we misapplied |
| you misapplied |
| they misapplied |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am misapplying |
| you are misapplying |
| he/she/it is misapplying |
| we are misapplying |
| you are misapplying |
| they are misapplying |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have misapplied |
| you have misapplied |
| he/she/it has misapplied |
| we have misapplied |
| you have misapplied |
| they have misapplied |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was misapplying |
| you were misapplying |
| he/she/it was misapplying |
| we were misapplying |
| you were misapplying |
| they were misapplying |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had misapplied |
| you had misapplied |
| he/she/it had misapplied |
| we had misapplied |
| you had misapplied |
| they had misapplied |
| Future |
|---|
| I will misapply |
| you will misapply |
| he/she/it will misapply |
| we will misapply |
| you will misapply |
| they will misapply |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have misapplied |
| you will have misapplied |
| he/she/it will have misapplied |
| we will have misapplied |
| you will have misapplied |
| they will have misapplied |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be misapplying |
| you will be misapplying |
| he/she/it will be misapplying |
| we will be misapplying |
| you will be misapplying |
| they will be misapplying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been misapplying |
| you have been misapplying |
| he/she/it has been misapplying |
| we have been misapplying |
| you have been misapplying |
| they have been misapplying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been misapplying |
| you will have been misapplying |
| he/she/it will have been misapplying |
| we will have been misapplying |
| you will have been misapplying |
| they will have been misapplying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been misapplying |
| you had been misapplying |
| he/she/it had been misapplying |
| we had been misapplying |
| you had been misapplying |
| they had been misapplying |
| Conditional |
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| I would misapply |
| you would misapply |
| he/she/it would misapply |
| we would misapply |
| you would misapply |
| they would misapply |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have misapplied |
| you would have misapplied |
| he/she/it would have misapplied |
| we would have misapplied |
| you would have misapplied |
| they would have misapplied |
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Verb 1. [画像:misapply - apply to a wrong thing or person]misapply - apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"
apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
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misapply
verb misuse, abuse, pervert, misappropriate, misemploy The law has been misapplied.
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misapply
verbTo use wrongly and improperly:
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