misappropriate
verb
- to appropriate or assign money wrongly, dishonestly
- steal, embezzle
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌmɪs.əˈpɹəʊ.pɹɪ.eɪt/ / /ˌmɪs.əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.eɪt/
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English appropriate English misappropriate From mis- + appropriate.
- To take something for wrong or illegal purposes.
- To embezzle.
“The accountant was found to have misappropriated funds over a period of three years.”