Apply to a wrong thing or person, apply badly or incorrectly
English: misapply, misuse
Bahasa: salah guna
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menyalahgunakanBahasa Indonesia
misuse, pervert, abuse, corrupt, debase
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Verb
Appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
English: embezzle, defalcate, peculate, misappropriate, malversate
Bahasa: mencuri, menggelapkan
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Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
English: corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
Bahasa: menghina, menyesatkan, menilap, membejatkan, mengumuhkan
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Change the inherent purpose or function of something
English: pervert, misuse, abuse
Bahasa: penyalahgunaan, mengumpat, memaki
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