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Webster 1913 Edition

Misapply

Misˊap-ply′

,

Verb.

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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Misapply

MISAPPLY'

,

Verb.

T.

To apply to a wrong person or purpose; as to misapply a name or title; to misapply our talents or exertions; to misapply public money.