misapply vs utilise

misapply and utilise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
misapply	No	No	Yes	No
utilise	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, utilise is a hypernym of misapply; that is, utilise is a word with a broader meaning than misapply:

misapply: apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
utilise: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

Other hypernyms of misapply include apply, employ, use, utilize.

misapply (verb)	utilise (verb)
apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly	put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose