misappropriate vs rip

rip vs misappropriate

misappropriate is not a noun while rip is a noun.

misappropriate and rip both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
misappropriate	No	No	Yes	No
rip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rip is a hypernym of misappropriate; that is, rip is a word with a broader meaning than misappropriate:

misappropriate: appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
rip: take without the owner's consent

Other hypernyms of misappropriate include rip off, steal.

misappropriate (noun)	rip (noun)
	the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
	a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
	an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
	a dissolute man in fashionable society

misappropriate (verb)	rip (verb)
appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use	criticize or abuse strongly and violently
	tear or be torn violently
	cut (wood) along the grain
	move precipitously or violently
	take without the owner's consent

Difference between misappropriate and rip

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