peculate

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peculate

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From Latin pecūlātus, past participle of pecūlor (“defraud, embezzle”).

verb peculates · peculating · peculated

rare To embezzle.
Similar: defalcate, embezzle, misappropriate

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"peculate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/peculate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"peculate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/peculate.

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@misc{peculate_2026,
  title = {peculate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peculate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}