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peculate vt.
vi. 挪用,盗用 挪用,盗用 peculate v 1: 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" [ synonym: { embezzle}, { defalcate}, { peculate}, { misappropriate}, { malversate}] Peculate \ Pec" u* late\, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Peculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Peculating}.] [ L. peculatus, p. p. of peculari to peculate, akin to peculium private property. See { Peculiar}.] To appropriate to one' s own use the property of the public; to steal public moneys intrusted to one' s care; to embezzle. [ 1913 Webster] An oppressive, . . . rapacious, and peculating despotism. -- Burke. [ 1913 Webster] 23 Moby Thesaurus words for " peculate": abuse, befoul, convert, debase, defalcate, defile, desecrate, divert, embezzle, foul, maladminister, misapply, misappropriate, misemploy, mishandle, mismanage, misuse, pervert, pilfer, pollute, profane, prostitute, violate
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