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Definition of misapply verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

misapply

verb

NAmE//ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ//

[usually passive] misapply something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they misapply

he / she / it misapplies

past simple misapplied

-ing form misapplying

to use something for the wrong purpose or in the wrong way The company admitted that their system of penalties had been misapplied.

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