misappropriate
verbHow many syllables in misappropriate?
There are 5 syllables in the word misappropriate.How to pronounce misappropriate:
Definition of misappropriate:
- misappropriate (verb):
- to take and use money dishonestly
- to appropriate wrongly (as by theft or embezzlement)
- appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use.
Synonyms for misappropriate:
appropriate
cabbage
defalcate
embezzle
fiddle
filch
grab
hijack
knock off
lift
malversate
misapply
misspend
misuse
peculate
pilfer
pocket
purloin
rip off
rob
snatch
snitch
steal
swindle
swipe
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