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embezzleembezzle /ɪmˈbɛzəl/ verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYembezzleOrigin: 1400-1500 Anglo-French embeseiller, from Old French besillier to destroy VERB TABLEembezzle |
Present | I, you, we, they | embezzle | | he, she, it | embezzles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | embezzled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have embezzled | | he, she, it | has embezzled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had embezzled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will embezzle | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have embezzled |
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Present | I | am embezzling | | he, she, it | is embezzling | | you, we, they | are embezzling | Past | I, he, she, it | was embezzling | | you, we, they | were embezzling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been embezzling | | he, she, it | has been embezzling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been embezzling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be embezzling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been embezzling |
THESAURUStake something► steal to take something that belongs to someone else: Somebody stole my bike. It’s wrong to steal. ► take to steal something: The man took money from the register when the cashier turned around. ► burglarize to go into a building, car, etc. and steal things from it: Someone had burglarized their hotel room while they were out. ► rob to steal money or other things from a bank, store, or person: He robbed several gas stations in the area. ► mug to attack someone in the street and steal something from him or her: David had been mugged at gunpoint. ► shoplift to steal something from a store by leaving without paying for it: One in ten teenagers have shoplifted. ► embezzle to take money that you are trusted to protect as part of your job, and use it for your own purposes: He admitted to embezzling funds from the charity he worked for. to steal money from a place where you work: The director was charged with embezzling public funds.► see thesaurus at steal1 [Origin: 1400–1500 Anglo-French embeseiller, from Old French besillier to destroy]—embezzlement noun [uncountable]—embezzler noun [countable] |