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  • 121mishandle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. maltreat; mismanage, misguide. See error, wrong. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. mistreat, harm, misemploy; see abuse 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. botch, *screw up, *flub, mismanage, mess up,… …

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  • 122pervert — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. apostasize, distort, twist, garble, debase, misrepresent, corrupt, mislead, misinterpret, misstate; equivocate. See distortion, falsehood. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. ruin, vitiate, debase, divert; see …

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  • 123take — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. catch, capture (see acquisition); plagiarize, pirate (see stealing); take by storm; snap or pick up; do; work, be effective; snap a picture. n. taking; informal, receipts, haul, gate (sl.), swag (sl.) …

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  • 124misapply — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. misdirect, waste, distort; see misunderstand . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To use wrongly and improperly: abuse, misappropriate, mishandle, misuse, pervert. See TREAT WELL …

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  • 125Misuse — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Misuse >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 misuse misuse misusage misemployment misapplication misappropriation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 abuse abuse profanation prostitution desecration Sgm: N 2 waste …

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  • 126appropriate — ap|pro|pri|ate1 W1S1 [əˈprəupri ıt US əˈprou ] adj correct or suitable for a particular time, situation, or purpose ≠ ↑inappropriate appropriate for ▪ clothes appropriate for a job interview appropriate to ▪ an education system which is more… …

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  • 127embezzle funds — fraudulently appropriate sums of money entrusted to one s care, misappropriate funds, defraud …

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  • 128embezzle money — fraudulently appropriate sums of money entrusted to one s care, misappropriate funds, defraud …

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