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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