Peculate Definition

pĕkyə-lāt
peculated, peculates, peculating
verb
peculating
To embezzle (funds) or engage in embezzlement.
American Heritage
To steal or misuse (money or property entrusted to one's care, esp. public funds); embezzle.
Webster's New World

To embezzle.

Wiktionary
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Origin of Peculate

  • Latin pecūlārī pecūlāt- from pecūlium private property peku- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin peculatus.

    From Wiktionary

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