Misappropriate: meaning, definitions and examples

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misappropriate

 

[ ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪt ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

legal

To dishonestly take something that belongs to someone else and use it for your own personal gain.

Synonyms

appropriate, embezzle, pilfer, siphon, steal

Examples of usage

  • He was found guilty of misappropriating company funds.
  • The politician was accused of misappropriating public funds for his own benefit.

Translations

Translations of the word "misappropriate" in other languages:

🇵🇹 apropriar-se indevidamente

🇮🇳 अन्यथा लेना

🇩🇪 unterschlagen

🇮🇩 menyalahgunakan

🇺🇦 привласнювати

🇵🇱 sprzeniewierzyć

🇯🇵 横領する (おうりょうする)

🇫🇷 détourner

🇪🇸 malversar

🇹🇷 zimmetine geçirmek

🇰🇷 착복하다 (chakbokhada)

🇸🇦 اختلس (ikhtalas)

🇨🇿 přivlastnit si

🇸🇰 privlastniť si

🇨🇳 挪用 (nuóyòng)

🇸🇮 prilaščati si

🇮🇸 misnota

🇰🇿 иемдену

🇬🇪 მიტაცება (mitaceba)

🇦🇿 mənimsəmək

🇲🇽 malversar

Etymology

The word 'misappropriate' originated from the combination of 'mis-' (meaning wrong or badly) and 'appropriate' (to take something for one's own use). The term first appeared in the mid-19th century and has been used primarily in legal contexts to describe the act of wrongfully taking possession of something.

See also: appropriate, appropriately, appropriateness, appropriation, inappropriate, inappropriately, inappropriateness, misappropriation, unappropriated.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #37,728, this word is encountered relatively rarely in everyday English. It might appear in literary works or specialized texts but isn't essential for general communication.