Expend and Misuse

Expend

Expend verb - To hand over or use up in payment.

Misuse and expend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Misuse" instead a verb "Expend".

Misuse

Misuse verb - Change the inherent purpose or function of something.
Usage example: The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers

Expend and misuse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expend" instead a verb "Misuse".

Nearby Words: misused, misusing

Common collocations

faith expend faith misuse faith
power expend power misuse power
time expend time misuse time
spell expend spell misuse spell
Other words: money, magic.
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