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misappropriate definition

mis·ap·pro·pri·ate (-ə prō′prē āt′)

transitive verb misappropriated -·at′ed, misappropriating -·at′·ing

to appropriate to a bad, incorrect, or dishonest use

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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