|
|
1. (v.i.) peculate
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, der. of pecūlā(rī) to embezzle)
|
| Definition of 'peculate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (verb) embezzle, defalcate, peculate, misappropriate, malversate
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"
|
| Definition of 'peculate' |
Webster Dictionary |
|
1. (verb) peculate
to appropriate to one's own use the property of the public; to steal public moneys intrusted to one's care; to embezzle
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'peculate' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of peculate 
