- misemploy
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verb
abuse, abuti, corrupt, defile, desecrate, dissipate, distort, divert, employ improperly, ill treat, ill use, maltreat, manipulate improperly, misapply, misappropriate, misconduct, misdirect, misdo, mishandle, mismanage, misrule, misspend, mistreat, misuse, molest, overtax, overwork, pervert, pollute, prostitute, ruin, spoil, squander, taint, use wrongly, violate, waste, wear out
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index
abuse (misuse), convert (misappropriate), exploit (take advantage of), mishandle (maltreat), mismanage, mistreat, persecute
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
Look at other dictionaries:
Misemploy — Mis em*ploy , v. t. To employ amiss; as, to misemploy time, advantages, talents, etc. [1913 Webster] Their frugal father s gains they misemploy. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misemploy — [mis΄əm ploi′] vt. to employ, or use, wrongly or badly; misuse misemployment n … English World dictionary
misemploy — misemployment, n. /mis em ploy /, v.t. to use for the wrong purpose; use wrongly or improperly; misuse. [1600 10; MIS 1 + EMPLOY] * * * … Universalium
misemploy — verb To employ incorrectly; to misuse … Wiktionary
misemploy — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. misuse, waste, mistreat; see abuse 1 … English dictionary for students
misemploy — v. use improperly, employ wrongly … English contemporary dictionary
misemploy — v. a. Misuse, misapply, pervert, abuse, make an ill use of … New dictionary of synonyms
misemploy — v misuse, misapply, misappropriate … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
misemploy — mis·employ … English syllables
misemploy — mis em•ploy′ v. t … From formal English to slang
