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Misapply
To apply wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose; as, to misapply a name or title; to misapply public money.
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Broader term 4
To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another); -- with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of…
oewn 2023
0% interchangeable
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
To inclose; to infold.
oewn 2023
0% interchangeable
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
The act of employing anything, or of applying it to one's service; the state of being so employed or applied; application; employment; conversion to…
oewn 2023
0% interchangeable
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
To make useful; to turn to profitable account or use; to make use of; as, to utilize the whole power of a machine; to utilize one's opportunities.
oewn 2023
0% interchangeable
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
Derivationally related 2
A wrong application.
oewn 2023
15% interchangeable
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A wrong application.
oewn 2023
15% interchangeable
Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.
Synonym 1
To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to misuse one's talents.
oewn 2023
68% interchangeable
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