misappropriate

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌmɪs.əˈpɹəʊ.pɹɪ.eɪt/
• (America) IPA: /ˌmɪs.əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.eɪt/

Verb

misappropriate (misappropriates, present participle misappropriating; past and past participle misappropriated)

1. (transitive) To take something for wrong or illegal purposes.
2. (transitive) To embezzle.

   The accountant was found to have misappropriated funds over a period of three years.

Synonyms

• (take for wrong purposes) misuse
• (embezzle) defalcate, embezzle, peculate

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