misapply vs utilize

misapply and utilize both are verbs.

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

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

misapply: apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
utilize: 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, utilise.

misapply (verb)	utilize (verb)
apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly	convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)
	put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose