- misemploy
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misemploy
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Misemploy — Mis em*ploy , v. t. To employ amiss; as, to misemploy time, advantages, talents, etc. [1913 Webster] Their frugal father s gains they misemploy. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misemploy — I verb abuse, abuti, corrupt, defile, desecrate, dissipate, distort, divert, employ improperly, ill treat, ill use, maltreat, manipulate improperly, misapply, misappropriate, misconduct, misdirect, misdo, mishandle, mismanage, misrule, misspend,… … Law dictionary
misemploy — [mis΄əm ploi′] vt. to employ, or use, wrongly or badly; misuse misemployment n … English World dictionary
misemploy funds — index defalcate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
misemploy — misemployment, n. /mis em ploy /, v.t. to use for the wrong purpose; use wrongly or improperly; misuse. [1600 10; MIS 1 + EMPLOY] * * * … Universalium
misemploy — verb To employ incorrectly; to misuse … Wiktionary
misemploy — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. misuse, waste, mistreat; see abuse 1 … English dictionary for students
misemploy — v. use improperly, employ wrongly … English contemporary dictionary
misemploy — v. a. Misuse, misapply, pervert, abuse, make an ill use of … New dictionary of synonyms
misemploy — v misuse, misapply, misappropriate … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
