What does "misappropriate" mean?

To take something for wrong or illegal purposes.

How do you pronounce "misappropriate"?

Pronounced //ˌmɪs.əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.eɪt//.

Common synonyms include: embezzle, absconding, abuse, appropriate, appropriate behavior, appropriate setting.

/ˌmɪs.əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.eɪt/ verb

verb ·Moderate ·College level

Verb

1
To take something for wrong or illegal purposes. transitive
2
appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use wordnet
3
To embezzle. transitive
"The accountant was found to have misappropriated funds over a period of three years."

"The accountant was found to have misappropriated funds over a period of three years."

From mis- + appropriate.