"peculate" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: peculates [present, singular, third-person], peculating [participle, present], peculated [participle, past], peculated [past]
Etymology: From Latin pecūlātus, past participle of pecūlor (“defraud, embezzle”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peḱ- (livestock)}}, {{der|en|la|pecūlātus}} Latin pecūlātus, {{m|la|pecūlor||defraud, embezzle}} pecūlor (“defraud, embezzle”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} peculate (third-person singular simple present peculates, present participle peculating, simple past and past participle peculated)
  1. To embezzle. Synonyms: defalcate, embezzle, misappropriate Related terms: peculation, peculator

Inflected forms

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