misemploy

[ mis-em-ploi ]
/ ˌmɪs ɛmˈplɔɪ /
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verb (used with object)

to use for the wrong purpose; use wrongly or improperly; misuse.

Origin of misemploy

First recorded in 1600–10; mis-1 + employ

OTHER WORDS FROM misemploy

mis·em·ploy·ment, noun

Words nearby misemploy

mise, mise en place, mise en scène, misease, miseducate, misemploy, miseno, misenus, miser, miser, the, miserabilism

Words related to misemploy

corrupt, exploit, pervert, squander, mistreat, debase, demean, misuse, blow, exhaust, drain, consume, lavish, deplete, dissipate, lose, divert, undermine, err, botch

Example sentences from the Web for misemploy

  • To turn one of his colonels into my Spanish master would be seriously to misemploy his precious time.

    The Actress in High Life |Sue Petigru Bowen