Misapply

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To use or apply wrongly.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To apply incorrectly; to misuse.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To apply wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make an erroneous application of; apply or dispose of wrongly: as, to misapply a name or title; to misapply one's talents or exertions; to misapply public money.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    apply    utilise    use    utilize    employ   
    Variant
    misapplied   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    apply    pervert   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ai    Alai    Ally    Bi    Bligh    Bly    Brunei    Cai    Cy    Dai