Associations to the word «Misappropriate»

Wiktionary

MISAPPROPRIATE, verb. To use something wrongly, or illegally
MISAPPROPRIATE, verb. To embezzle

Dictionary definition

MISAPPROPRIATE, verb. Appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche