de·fal·cate (dĭ-făl′kāt′, -fôl′-, dĕf′əl-) intr.v. de·fal·cat·ed ,
de·fal·cat·ing ,
de·fal·cates To misuse funds; embezzle.
[Medieval Latin dēfalcāre , dēfalcāt- , to mow, deduct : Latin dē- , de- + Latin falx , falc- , sickle .]
de′fal·ca′tion (dē′făl-kā′shən, -fôl-, dĕf′əl-) n.
de·fal′ca′tor n.
defalcate (ˈdiːfælˌkeɪt ) vb (Law) (intr ) law to misuse or misappropriate property or funds entrusted to one
[C15: from Medieval Latin dēfalcāre to cut off, from Latin de- + falx sickle]
ˌdefalˈcation n
ˈdefalˌcator n
de•fal•cate (dɪˈfæl keɪt, -ˈfɔl-) v.i. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. to be guilty of defalcation.
[1530–40]
de•fal′ca•tor, n.
defalcate Past participle: defalcatedGerund: defalcatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative defalcate defalcate
Present I defalcate you defalcate he/she/it defalcates we defalcate you defalcate they defalcate
Preterite I defalcated you defalcated he/she/it defalcated we defalcated you defalcated they defalcated
Present Continuous I am defalcating you are defalcating he/she/it is defalcating we are defalcating you are defalcating they are defalcating
Present Perfect I have defalcated you have defalcated he/she/it has defalcated we have defalcated you have defalcated they have defalcated
Past Continuous I was defalcating you were defalcating he/she/it was defalcating we were defalcating you were defalcating they were defalcating
Past Perfect I had defalcated you had defalcated he/she/it had defalcated we had defalcated you had defalcated they had defalcated
Future I will defalcate you will defalcate he/she/it will defalcate we will defalcate you will defalcate they will defalcate
Future Perfect I will have defalcated you will have defalcated he/she/it will have defalcated we will have defalcated you will have defalcated they will have defalcated
Future Continuous I will be defalcating you will be defalcating he/she/it will be defalcating we will be defalcating you will be defalcating they will be defalcating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been defalcating you have been defalcating he/she/it has been defalcating we have been defalcating you have been defalcating they have been defalcating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been defalcating you will have been defalcating he/she/it will have been defalcating we will have been defalcating you will have been defalcating they will have been defalcating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been defalcating you had been defalcating he/she/it had been defalcating we had been defalcating you had been defalcating they had been defalcating
Conditional I would defalcate you would defalcate he/she/it would defalcate we would defalcate you would defalcate they would defalcate
Past Conditional I would have defalcated you would have defalcated he/she/it would have defalcated we would have defalcated you would have defalcated they would have defalcated
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. defalcate - 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"fiddle - commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"
steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
defalcate - 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"