MISAPPROPRIATE Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word misappropriate. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MISAPPROPRIATE
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embezzle | verbv | |||||||
verb • appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use | ||||||||
appropriate | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc adjective satellite • meant or adapted for an occasion or use verb • give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause • take possession of by force, as after an invasion | ||||||||
defraud | verbv | |||||||
verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||||
divert | verbv | |||||||
verb • turn aside; turn away from • send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one • occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion • withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions | ||||||||
misapply | verbv | |||||||
verb • apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly | ||||||||
pilfer | verbv | |||||||
verb • make off with belongings of others | ||||||||
siphon | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube • a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled verb • convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon • move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action | ||||||||
skim | verbv | |||||||
noun • a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid • reading or glancing through quickly adjective satellite • used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed verb • travel on the surface of water • move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of • examine hastily • cause to skip over a surface • coat (a liquid) with a layer • remove from the surface • read superficially | ||||||||
steal | verbv | |||||||
noun • an advantageous purchase • a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch) verb • take without the owner's consent • move stealthily • steal a base | ||||||||
swindle | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||||
defalcate | verbv | |||||||
verb • appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use | ||||||||
peculate | verbv | |||||||
verb • appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use | ||||||||
malversate | verbv | |||||||
verb • appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use | ||||||||
misuse | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • improper or excessive use verb • apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly • change the inherent purpose or function of something |