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MISAPPROPRIATES Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word misappropriates. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word misappropriates. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for MISAPPROPRIATES

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appropriates
verbv
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

disposes
verbv
verb

• give, sell, or transfer to another

• throw or cast away

• make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief

• place or put in a particular order

• make fit or prepared

embezzles
verbv
verb

• appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

filches
verbv
verb

• make off with belongings of others

misuses
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
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

pilfers
verbv
verb

• make off with belongings of others

pinches
verbv
noun

• South American tamarin with a tufted head

purloins
verbv
verb

• make off with belongings of others

robs
verbv
verb

• take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

• rip off; ask an unreasonable price

snitches
nounn
noun

• someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

verb

• take by theft

• give away information about somebody

steals
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

swipes
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a sweeping stroke or blow

verb

• strike with a swiping motion

• make off with belongings of others

takes
verbv
noun

• the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

• the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption

verb

• carry out

• require (time or space)

• take somebody somewhere

• get into one's hands, take physically

• take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

• interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression

• take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

• take into one's possession

• travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route

• pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

• receive willingly something given or offered

• assume, as of positions or roles

• take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

• require as useful, just, or proper

• experience or feel or submit to

• make a film or photograph of something

• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

• serve oneself to, or consume regularly

• accept or undergo, often unwillingly

• make use of or accept for some purpose

• conquer by force

• occupy or take on

• admit into a group or community

• ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial

• be a student of a certain subject

• take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs

• head into a specified direction

• point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

• be seized or affected in a specified way

• have with oneself; have on one's person

• engage for service under a term of contract

• receive or obtain regularly

• buy, select

• to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort

• have sex with; archaic use

• lay claim to; as of an idea

• be designed to hold or take

• be capable of holding or containing

• develop a habit

• proceed along in a vehicle

• obtain by winning

• be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

utilizes
verbv
verb

• put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

• convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)

defalcate
verbv
verb

• appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

embezzle
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

Best Hypernyms For MISAPPROPRIATES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for misappropriates, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (2)
rip steal

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