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51misuse — I. v. a. 1. Misemploy, misapply, desecrate, profane, pervert, put to a wrong use. 2. Abuse, maltreat, ill treat, ill use. 3. Waste, squander, fool away, fritter away, muddle away, spend foolishly. II. n. 1. Abuse, perversion, prostitution,… …
52misappropriate — /mɪsəˈproʊprieɪt / (say misuh prohpreeayt) verb (t) (misappropriated, misappropriating) 1. to put to a wrong use. 2. to apply wrongfully or dishonestly to one s own use, as funds entrusted to one. –misappropriation /mɪsəˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən/ (say misuh …
53mis´ap|pro|pri|a´tion — mis|ap|pro|pri|ate «verb. MIHS uh PROH pree ayt; adjective. MIHS UH|PROH pree iht», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to use dishonestly as one s own: »The treasurer had misappropriated the club funds. 2. to put to a wrong use. SYNONYM( …
54mis|ap|pro|pri|ate — «verb. MIHS uh PROH pree ayt; adjective. MIHS UH|PROH pree iht», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to use dishonestly as one s own: »The treasurer had misappropriated the club funds. 2. to put to a wrong use. SYNONYM( …
55misappropriate — misappropriation, n. /mis euh proh pree ayt /, v.t., misappropriated, misappropriating. 1. to put to a wrong use. 2. to apply wrongfully or dishonestly, as funds entrusted to one s care. [1855 60; MIS 1 + APPROPRIATE] * * * …
56misappropriate — mis•ap•pro•pri•ate [[t]ˌmɪs əˈproʊ priˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing 1) to put to a wrong use 2) to apply wrongfully or dishonestly, as funds entrusted to one s care • Etymology: 1855–60 mis ap•pro pri•a′tion, n …
57mis|ap|plied — «MIHS uh PLYD», adjective. put to a wrong use; applied wrongly …
58mis|ap|ply — «MIHS uh PLY», transitive verb, plied, ply|ing. to put to a wrong use; applied wrongly …
59performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
60abuse — 1 /ə byüz/ vt abused, abus·ing 1: to put to a use other than the one intended: as a: to put to a bad or unfair use abusing the powers of office b: to put to improper or excessive use abuse narcotics …
