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Definition of peculate in English: peculateverb ˈpɛkjʊleɪtˈpɛkjəˌleɪt [with object]formal Embezzle or steal (money, especially public funds) the people accused them of having peculated the public money no object he was arrested for peculating from official funds Synonyms purloin, thieve, take, take for oneself, help oneself to, loot, pilfer, abscond with, run off with, appropriate, abstract, carry off, shoplift
Derivatives noun ˌpɛkjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌpɛkjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n formal Whether royal servants consistently made fortunes from fees and peculation seems doubtful. Example sentencesExamples - In any army there can be found corruption and peculation.
- He obtained his discharge, brought an accusation of peculation against some of his former officers, and in 1792 retired, first to France then to America, to avoid prosecution.
- Dishonesty, thievery, and peculation pervade the public sector.
- Salacious in a grubby way; even in his peculations there was no magnificence.
noun ˈpɛkjʊleɪtəˈpɛkjəˌleɪdər formal
Origin Mid 18th century: from Latin peculat- 'embezzled', from the verb peculari (related to peculium 'property'). Definition of peculate in US English: peculateverbˈpɛkjəˌleɪtˈpekyəˌlāt [with object]formal Embezzle or steal (money, especially public funds) the people accused them of having peculated the public money Synonyms purloin, thieve, take, take for oneself, help oneself to, loot, pilfer, abscond with, run off with, appropriate, abstract, carry off, shoplift
Origin Mid 18th century: from Latin peculat- ‘embezzled’, from the verb peculari (related to peculium ‘property’). |