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Definition of Peculate
1. Verb. Appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use. "They peculate the money "; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"
Exact synonyms: Defalcate, Embezzle, Malversate, Misappropriate
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 Peculate
1. v. i. To appropriate to one's own use the property of the public; to steal public moneys intrusted to one's care; to embezzle.
Definition of Peculate
1. to embezzle [v -LATED, -LATING, -LATES] - See also: embezzle
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