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Definition of Defalcate
1. Verb. Appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use. "They defalcate the money "; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"
Exact synonyms: Embezzle, Malversate, Misappropriate, Peculate
Specialized synonyms: Fiddle
Generic synonyms: Steal
Derivative terms: Defalcation, Defalcator, Embezzlement, Embezzler, Malversation, Misappropriation, Peculation, Peculator
Specialized synonyms: Fiddle
Generic synonyms: Steal
Derivative terms: Defalcation, Defalcator, Embezzlement, Embezzler, Malversation, Misappropriation, Peculation, Peculator
Definition of Defalcate
1. v. t. To cut off; to take away or deduct a part of; -- used chiefly of money, accounts, rents, income, etc.
2. v. i. To commit defalcation; to embezzle money held in trust.
Definition of Defalcate
1. [v -CATED, -CATING, -CATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defalcate
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