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misappropriate

/ˌmɪs.əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.eɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
mis-ap-pro-pri-ate
IPA
/ˌmɪs.əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.eɪt/
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take something for wrong or illegal purposes.

Transitive verb

verb

To embezzle.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmɪs.əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.eɪt/
  • British English: /ˌmɪs.əˈpɹəʊ.pɹɪ.eɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

misappropriates (present, singular) misappropriating (participle, present) misappropriated (participle, past) misappropriated (past)

Derived Forms

misappropriation misappropriator

Synonyms

misuse defalcate embezzle peculate siphon malversate

Rhymes With

expropriate

Questions

How do you pronounce misappropriate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɪs.əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.eɪt/.
What does misappropriate mean?
To take something for wrong or illegal purposes.
Where does misappropriate come from?
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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