peculate

peculate is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as intransitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To appropriate to one's own use the property of the public; to steal public moneys intrusted to one's care; to embezzle. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To appropriate to one's own use the property of the public; to steal public moneys intrusted to one's care; to embezzle.
2. verb. 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"

   Synonyms: defalcate, embezzle, malversate, misappropriate

Synonyms

defalcate, embezzle, malversate, misappropriate

Common word forms

peculated, peculates, peculating

Words from these letters

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