misappropriate

动词 v.
/ˌmɪs.əˈpɹəʊ.pɹɪ.eɪt/    /ˌmɪs.əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.eɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To take something for wrong or illegal purposes. transitive
  2. To embezzle. transitive
    — The accountant was found to have misappropriated funds over a period of three years.

词形变化

misappropriates present,singular,third-person misappropriating participle,present misappropriated participle,past misappropriated past

词汇关系

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-?
Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der.
Proto-Germanic *missaz
Proto-Germanic *missa-
Proto-West Germanic *missa-
Old English mis-
Middle English mys-
English mis-
English appropriate
English misappropriate
From mis- + appropriate.
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