peculate

English

Etymology

From Latin pecūlātus, past participle of pecūlor (“defraud, embezzle”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

peculate (third-person singular simple present peculates, present participle peculating, simple past and past participle peculated)

  1. (rare) To embezzle.

Synonyms

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