peculate

peculate
I verb appropriate criminally, appropriate dishonestly, appropriate illegally, appropriate wrongfully, bilk, cheat, cozen, deceive, defraud, divert, embezzle, misappropriate, mulct, obtain money on false pretenses, obtain under false pretenses, pilfer, purloin, rob, steal, swindle II index bilk, cheat, convert (misappropriate), defalcate, defraud, impropriate, loot, mulct (defraud), poach, purloin, rob, steal

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


peculate
v.
For a public officer to steal public funds entrusted to him or her; to embezzle.
n.
peculation

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  • Peculate — Pec u*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Peculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Peculating}.] [L. peculatus, p. p. of peculari to peculate, akin to peculium private property. See {Peculiar}.] To appropriate to one s own use the property of the public; to steal… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • peculate — (v.) 1749, from L. peculatus, pp. of peculari to embezzle, from peculum private property (see PECULIAR (Cf. peculiar)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • peculate — [pek′yo͞o lāt΄, pek′yəlāt΄] vt., vi. peculated, peculating [< L peculatus, pp. of peculari, to embezzle < peculium, private property < pecus, cattle: for IE base see FEE] to steal or misuse (money or property entrusted to one s care, esp …   English World dictionary

  • peculate — peculation, n. peculator, n. /pek yeuh layt /, v.t., v.i., peculated, peculating. to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one s care); embezzle. [1740 50; v. use of peculate embezzlement (now obs.) < L… …   Universalium

  • peculate — pec•u•late [[t]ˈpɛk yəˌleɪt[/t]] v. t. v. i. lat•ed, lat•ing to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one s care); embezzle • Etymology: 1740–50; v. use of peculate embezzlement (now obs.) < L pecūlātus …   From formal English to slang

  • peculate — transitive verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin peculatus, past participle of peculari, from peculium Date: 1802 embezzle • peculation noun • peculator noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • peculate — verb To embezzle See Also: peculation, peculator …   Wiktionary

  • peculate — Synonyms and related words: abuse, befoul, convert, debase, defalcate, defile, desecrate, divert, embezzle, foul, maladminister, misapply, misappropriate, misemploy, mishandle, mismanage, misuse, pervert, pilfer, pollute, profane, prostitute,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • peculate — pec·u·late || pekjÉ™leɪt / jÊŠ v. embezzle, steal …   English contemporary dictionary

  • peculate — v. n. Embezzle, appropriate criminally, steal, pilfer, rob, defraud …   New dictionary of synonyms

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