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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."