peculate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

embezzle, defalcate, misappropriate, malversate

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