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Peculate   Listen
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Peculate  v. i.  (past & past part. peculated; pres. part. peculating)  To appropriate to one's own use the property of the public; to steal public moneys intrusted to one's care; to embezzle. "An oppressive,... rapacious, and peculating despotism."





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"Peculate" Quotes from Famous Books



... wanted (having got our show) Some man, that had a name or so, To be our public showman; But this one shuts and locks the gate: Who'll answer but he'll peculate, (And, faith, some stars are missed of late,) Now that he's watched ...
— Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, Issue 10, August, 1858 • Various


Words linked to "Peculate" :   malversate, fiddle, steal, embezzle, defalcate, peculator


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