Definitions for: Misappropriate

[v] appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"

Webster (1913) Definition: Mis`ap*pro"pri*ate, v. t.
To appropriate wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose.

Synonyms: defalcate, embezzle, malversate, peculate

See Also: steal