MISAPPROPRIATES Synonyms
2 hypernyms for misappropriates. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for MISAPPROPRIATES
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| appropriates | verb v | |||||
adjective • suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc adjective satellite • meant or adapted for an occasion or use verb • give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause • take possession of by force, as after an invasion | ||||||
| disposes | verb v | |||||
verb • give, sell, or transfer to another • throw or cast away • make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief • place or put in a particular order • make fit or prepared | ||||||
| embezzles | verb v | |||||
verb • appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use | ||||||
| filches | verb v | |||||
verb • make off with belongings of others | ||||||
| misuses | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • improper or excessive use verb • apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly • change the inherent purpose or function of something | ||||||
| pilfers | verb v | |||||
verb • make off with belongings of others | ||||||
| pinches | verb v | |||||
noun • South American tamarin with a tufted head | ||||||
| purloins | verb v | |||||
verb • make off with belongings of others | ||||||
| robs | verb v | |||||
verb • take something away by force or without the consent of the owner • rip off; ask an unreasonable price | ||||||
| snitches | noun n | |||||
noun • someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police verb • take by theft • give away information about somebody | ||||||
| steals | verb v | |||||
noun • an advantageous purchase • a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch) verb • take without the owner's consent • move stealthily • steal a base | ||||||
| swipes | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a sweeping stroke or blow verb • strike with a swiping motion • make off with belongings of others | ||||||
| takes | verb v | |||||
noun • the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property • the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption verb • carry out • require (time or space) • take somebody somewhere • get into one's hands, take physically • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect • interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression • take something or somebody with oneself somewhere • take into one's possession • travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route • pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives • receive willingly something given or offered • assume, as of positions or roles • take into consideration for exemplifying purposes • require as useful, just, or proper • experience or feel or submit to • make a film or photograph of something • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract • serve oneself to, or consume regularly • accept or undergo, often unwillingly • make use of or accept for some purpose • conquer by force • occupy or take on • admit into a group or community • ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial • be a student of a certain subject • take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs • head into a specified direction • point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards • be seized or affected in a specified way • have with oneself; have on one's person • engage for service under a term of contract • receive or obtain regularly • buy, select • to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort • have sex with; archaic use • lay claim to; as of an idea • be designed to hold or take • be capable of holding or containing • develop a habit • proceed along in a vehicle • obtain by winning • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness | ||||||
| utilizes | verb v | |||||
verb • put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose • convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust) | ||||||
| defalcate | verb v | |||||
verb • appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use | ||||||
| embezzle | verb v | |||||
verb • appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use | ||||||
| peculate | verb v | |||||
verb • appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use | ||||||
| malversate | verb v | |||||
verb • appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use | ||||||
| misuse | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • improper or excessive use verb • apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly • change the inherent purpose or function of something | ||||||
