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mis·ap·pro·pri·ate
(mĭs′ə-prō′prē-āt′)tr.v. mis·ap·pro·pri·at·ed, mis·ap·pro·pri·at·ing, mis·ap·pro·pri·ates
1. To appropriate wrongly: misappropriating the theories of social science.
2. To appropriate dishonestly for one's own use; embezzle.
mis′ap·pro′pri·a′tion n.
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misappropriate
(ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprɪˌeɪt)vb
(tr) to appropriate for a wrong or dishonest use; embezzle or steal
ˌmisapˈpropriˈation n
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mis•ap•pro•pri•ate
(ˌmɪs əˈproʊ priˌeɪt)v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing.
1. to put to a wrong use.
2. to apply wrongfully or dishonestly, as funds entrusted to one's care.
[1855–60]
mis`ap•pro`pri•a′tion, n.
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misappropriate
Past participle: misappropriated
Gerund: misappropriating
| Imperative |
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| misappropriate |
| misappropriate |
| Present |
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| I misappropriate |
| you misappropriate |
| he/she/it misappropriates |
| we misappropriate |
| you misappropriate |
| they misappropriate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I misappropriated |
| you misappropriated |
| he/she/it misappropriated |
| we misappropriated |
| you misappropriated |
| they misappropriated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am misappropriating |
| you are misappropriating |
| he/she/it is misappropriating |
| we are misappropriating |
| you are misappropriating |
| they are misappropriating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have misappropriated |
| you have misappropriated |
| he/she/it has misappropriated |
| we have misappropriated |
| you have misappropriated |
| they have misappropriated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was misappropriating |
| you were misappropriating |
| he/she/it was misappropriating |
| we were misappropriating |
| you were misappropriating |
| they were misappropriating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had misappropriated |
| you had misappropriated |
| he/she/it had misappropriated |
| we had misappropriated |
| you had misappropriated |
| they had misappropriated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will misappropriate |
| you will misappropriate |
| he/she/it will misappropriate |
| we will misappropriate |
| you will misappropriate |
| they will misappropriate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have misappropriated |
| you will have misappropriated |
| he/she/it will have misappropriated |
| we will have misappropriated |
| you will have misappropriated |
| they will have misappropriated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be misappropriating |
| you will be misappropriating |
| he/she/it will be misappropriating |
| we will be misappropriating |
| you will be misappropriating |
| they will be misappropriating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been misappropriating |
| you have been misappropriating |
| he/she/it has been misappropriating |
| we have been misappropriating |
| you have been misappropriating |
| they have been misappropriating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been misappropriating |
| you will have been misappropriating |
| he/she/it will have been misappropriating |
| we will have been misappropriating |
| you will have been misappropriating |
| they will have been misappropriating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been misappropriating |
| you had been misappropriating |
| he/she/it had been misappropriating |
| we had been misappropriating |
| you had been misappropriating |
| they had been misappropriating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would misappropriate |
| you would misappropriate |
| he/she/it would misappropriate |
| we would misappropriate |
| you would misappropriate |
| they would misappropriate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have misappropriated |
| you would have misappropriated |
| he/she/it would have misappropriated |
| we would have misappropriated |
| you would have misappropriated |
| they would have misappropriated |
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Verb 1. [画像:misappropriate - appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use]misappropriate - appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"
fiddle - commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"
steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
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misappropriate
verb steal, embezzle, pocket, misuse, knock off (slang), swindle, misspend, trouser (slang), misapply, defalcate (Law) I have not misappropriated any funds whatsoever.
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misappropriate
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Translations
sprzeniewierzyćzdefraudować
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misappropriate
vt → entwenden ; money → veruntreuen
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