1. Apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
   - misapply 
2. Change the inherent purpose or function of something
   "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"
   - pervert, abuse

1. Improper or excessive use
   - abuse

Derived forms: misuses, misusing, misused

Type of: apply, employ, employment, exercise, expend, usage, use, utilisation [Brit], utilise [Brit], utilization, utilize

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• elegiacal
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• elegize
• elegy
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• element of a cone