Word

peculate, v.
(peculated, peculates, peculating)

appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

defalcate embezzle malversate misappropriate peculate

sample sentences

"The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
They %s the money

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

embezzlement embezzler

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

defalcation defalcator

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

peculation peculator

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

misappropriation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

malversation

semantic pointers

hypernym

steal, rip off, rip

hyponym

fiddle