defalcate
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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.
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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
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de•fal•cate
(dɪˈfæl keɪt, -ˈfɔl-)v.i. -cat•ed, -cat•ing.
to be guilty of defalcation.
[1530–40]
de•fal′ca•tor, n.
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defalcate
Past participle: defalcated
Gerund: defalcating
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| 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" |
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