misappropriate /ˌmɪsəˈproʊpriˌeɪt/ verb misappropriates; misappropriated; misappropriating
misappropriates; misappropriated; misappropriating
Learner's definition of MISAPPROPRIATE
[+ object] formal
: to take (something, such as money) dishonestly for your own use : to appropriate (something) wrongly私吞；挪用；盗用 — misappropriation
/ˌmɪsəˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]