misapply /mis-ə-plīˈ/

1. To apply wrongly
2. To use for a wrong purpose

misapplicāˈtion /-ap-/ noun

• burl
• burlap
• burlaps
• burled
• burler
• burlers
• burlesque
• burlesqued
• burlesques
• burlesquing
• burletta
• burlettas
• burley
• burleyed
• burleying
• burleys
• burlier
• burliest
• burliness
• burlinesses
• burling
• burling-iron
• burling-irons
• burling-machine
• burling-machines