misutilize
misutilize verb: to utilize inefficiently or inappropriately.
Verb
misutilize (third-person singular simple present misutilizes, present participle misutilizing, simple past and past participle misutilized)
- To utilize inefficiently or inappropriately.
- If sadvipras are not vigilant, where there is overaccumulation man will tend to misutilize wealth by indulging in baser tendencies.1973, Ānandamūrti, The Great Universe: Discourses on Society, page 180
- 22.9 per cent managed to misutilize the funds—these were either untraceable (16.8 per cent) or had diverted the funds to family business (6.1 per cent), and the others (389 units) had closed down the units primarily due to managerial inadequacies and/or non-conducive environment which reflected in...1996, Baldev Singh, Self-employment Through Entrepreneurship Development, page 103
Forms of misutilize
| third-person singular present | misutilizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | misutilizing |
| past participle | misutilized |
| past | misutilized |
| alternative form | misutilise |
Origin of misutilize
From mis- + utilize.
Questions about misutilize
- What does misutilize mean?
- Misutilize means to utilize inefficiently or inappropriately.
- What part of speech is misutilize?
- Misutilize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misutilize?
- The past tense of misutilize is misutilized.
Words near misutilize in the dictionary
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