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11peculate — v. n. Embezzle, appropriate criminally, steal, pilfer, rob, defraud …
12peculate — v embezzle, misappropriate, Law. defalcate, misapply, misuse; steal, rob, purloin, abstract; dip into the public purse, Inf. rob the till, Inf. have one s hand in the till; defraud, swindle, thieve, filch, cheat; pluck, fleece, rook, bilk …
13peculate — [c]/ˈpɛkjəleɪt / (say pekyuhlayt) verb (peculated, peculating) –verb (t) 1. to embezzle (public money); appropriate dishonestly (money or goods entrusted to one s care). –verb (i) 2. to engage in embezzling. {Latin pecūlātus, past participle,… …
14peculate — v.i.,v.t. embezzle. ♦ peculation, ♦ peculator, n …
15peculate — v.tr. & intr. embezzle (money). Derivatives: peculation n. peculator n. Etymology: L peculari rel. to peculium: see PECULIAR …
16Peculated — 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… …
17Peculating — 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… …
18embezzle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. steal, misappropriate, misapply, peculate, defalcate. See stealing. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. thieve, misappropriate, peculate, pilfer; see rob , steal . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) …
19malversate — verb appropriate (as property entrusted to one s care) fraudulently to one s own use The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family • Syn: ↑embezzle, ↑defalcate, ↑peculate, ↑misappropriate • Derivationally… …
20defraud — de·fraud /di frȯd/ vt: to deprive of something by fraud de·fraud·er n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. defraud …
