English dictionary

peculate

/'p/E/k/j//@/,l/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

verb.possession

Synonyms defalcate embezzle malversate misappropriate

Source: WordNet 3.0
To appropriate to one's own use the property of the public; to steal public moneys intrusted to one's care; to embezzle.

verb

Source: webster1913