peculate
peculate · peculates · peculated · peculating
To embezzleTo embezzle.
Meaning
1 senses(rare)To embezzle.
More definitions
- appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
Origin
From Latin pecūlātus, past participle of pecūlor (“defraud, embezzle”).From Latin pecūlātus, past participle of pecūlor (“defraud, embezzle”).
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Forms
peculates, peculating, peculated, peculatedSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use:embezzledefalcatemisappropriatemalversate
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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