defalcate English

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defalcate

— verb (= embezzle) 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

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embezzle

misappropriate

peculate

purloin

malversate

thieve

swipe

steal

snitch

scrounge

rob

rifle

misemploy

kidnap

give away

defraud

defalk

crib

cop

bewray

betray

abuse