misapplied

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misapplied - 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]