misappropriate

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To take something for wrong or illegal purposes.
2. verb To embezzle.

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

Similar words

peculate embezzle deflect divert distract capture hijack seize highjack grab

Often followed by

the or it funds a public trade and assets any

Word family

misappropriated misappropriates misappropriating misappropriation misappropriations