Synonyms for misappropriate
ˌmɪs əˈproʊ priˌeɪtmis·ap·pro·pri·ate

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1. misappropriate

   Synonyms:
   misassign, purloin, misdistribute, abuse, misuse

   Antonyms:
   assign, distribute, employ, use

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1. embezzle, defalcate, peculate, misappropriate, malversateverb

   appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

   "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"

   Synonyms:
   malversate, embezzle, peculate, defalcate

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1. List of paraphrases for "misappropriate":

   divert

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1. Ernie Getto:

   I'm not aware of any circumstance where we haven't put boots on the ground [to] oversee the [aid] distributions. It would be hard for anyone to get hold of the shipments and misappropriate them, we have been audited externally – and everything we have been audited about has come out with a good result. I am not saying we are perfect but I think we are as close to it as an organization can get.