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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly;
- Example: "The words are misapplied in this context"
- Example: "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"
[syn: misapply, misuse]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Misapply \Mis`ap*ply"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misapplied; p. pr.
   & vb. n. Misapplying.]
   To apply wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose; as, to misapply
   a name or title; to misapply public money.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

misapply
    v 1: apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or
         incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context";
         "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"
         [syn: misapply, misuse]