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misemploy

[mis-em-ploi] / ˌmɪs ɛmˈplɔɪ /
VERB
abuse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
misuse squander
STRONG
dissipate exhaust mishandle overburden overtax overwork prostitute spoil taint waste
Antonyms
STRONG
hoard save
WEAK
acclaim adulate approve benefit care for cherish commend compliment defend esteem help honor praise preserve prize protect respect revere treasure
VERB
ill-treat
Synonyms
STRONG
dissipate exhaust ill-use maltreat mishandle mistreat misuse overburden overtax overwork prostitute spoil squander taint waste
Antonyms
STRONG
hoard save treat well
VERB
ill-use
Synonyms
STRONG
dissipate exhaust ill-treat maltreat mishandle mistreat misuse overburden overtax overwork prostitute spoil squander taint waste
Antonyms
STRONG
hoard save treat well
VERB
misapply
Synonyms
STRONG
defalcate embezzle misappropriate pervert steal
Antonyms
STRONG
give
VERB
mishandle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
botch bungle err flub fumble misdirect mistreat misuse muff
STRONG
abuse blow blunder confound goof harm misapply misconduct misgovern overlook pervert prostitute
WEAK
be incompetent be inefficient foul up goof up gum up maladminister mess up mismanager screw up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
do well succeed
STRONG
benefit fix help honor respect
VERB
mishandle/mismanage
Synonyms
WEAK
abuse be incompetent be inefficient blow blunder botch bungle confound err flub foul up fumble goof goof up gum up harm make a hash of make a mess of maladminister misapply misconduct misdirect misgovern mistreat misuse muff overlook pervert prostitute put foot in screw up shoot oneself in foot
Antonyms
WEAK
handle manage
VERB
misuse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
corrupt exploit mistreat pervert squander
STRONG
blow brutalize desecrate dissipate ill-treat maltreat maul misapply molest outrage profane prostitute waste wrong
WEAK
cut up go through handle roughly mess up run through shake up
Antonyms
STRONG
assist guard hoard make happy please protect save
WEAK
use correctly
VERB
prostitute
Synonyms
STRONGEST
debase demean pervert
STRONG
abuse cheapen corrupt debauch degrade deprave devalue exploit misapply misuse profane sell out vitiate
Antonyms
STRONGEST
enhance improve upgrade
STRONG
approve cleanse help honor increase protect purify raise
VERB
waste
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blow consume deplete dissipate divert drain exhaust lavish lose misuse squander undermine
STRONG
atrophy corrode crumble debilitate decay decline decrease disable disappear droop ebb emaciate empty enfeeble fade gnaw misapply perish sap sink splurge thin wane wear wilt wither
WEAK
be of no avail burn up eat away fritter away frivol away gamble away go to waste pour down the drain run dry run through throw away trifle away wear out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accumulate collect fill gather hoard maintain save starve succeed
STRONG
aid assist bloom build develop grow help improve increase raise rise strengthen
WEAK
create preserve

Example Sentences

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All trust in constitutions is grounded on the assurance they may afford, not that the depositaries of power will not, but that they can not misemploy it.

From Considerations on Representative Government by Mill, John Stuart

But the Scottish Solomon who was on the alert, added another law restraining its cultivation 'to misuse and misemploy the soil of this fruitful Kingdom.'

From Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by Billings, E. R.

Do misemploy, misuse, and pervert apply to persons or things?

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin

V. misuse, misemploy, misapply, misappropriate. desecrate, abuse, profane, prostitute: waste &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

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

From The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters by Bowen, Sue Petigru