Misemploy

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

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To employ incorrectly; to misuse.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To employ amiss
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To employ wrongly or uselessly; make a bad, ineffective, or purposeless use of: as, to misemploy one's means or opportunities.
  • Word Usage
    "All trust in constitutions is grounded on the assurance they may afford, not that the depositaries of power will not, but that they cannot, misemploy it."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abuse