misemploy

misemploy
misemployment, n.
/mis'em ploy"/, v.t.
to use for the wrong purpose; use wrongly or improperly; misuse.
[1600-10; MIS-1 + EMPLOY]

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  • misemploy — verb To employ incorrectly; to misuse …   Wiktionary

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  • misemploy — v. use improperly, employ wrongly …   English contemporary dictionary

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