1) Abuse 1) Apply 2) Apply badly or incorrectly 3) Employ 4) Misuse 5) To apply incorrectly 6) To misuse 7) Use the wrong way 8) Use wrongly 9) Utilise 10) Utilize 
• (v. t.) To apply wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose; as, to misapply a name or title; to misapply public money.
Mis`ap·ply' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Misapplied ; present participle & verbal noun Misapplying .] To apply wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose; as, to misapply a name or title; to misapply public money....
(EMPLOYERS'S MONEY/PROPERTY) A willful conversion or taking by an employee of such money or property for his own use and benefit, or the use and benefit of another, whether or not such money or property has been entrusted to his care, and with intent to defraud the employer.
[v] - apply to a wrong thing or person