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defalcate

de·fal·cate [ di fál kàyt, di fáwl kàyt, déff'l kàyt ] (past and past participle de·fal·cat·ed, present participle de·fal·cat·ing, 3rd person present singular de·fal·cates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
embezzle assets: to misuse something, especially money or property, that belongs to somebody else and is held in trust

[Mid-16th century. < medieval Latin defalcat-, past participle of defalcare "deduct" < Latin falx "scythe"]

de·fal·ca·tion [ d fal káysh'n, d fawl káysh'n, dèff'l káysh'n ] noun
de·fal·ca·tor [ di fál kàytər, di fáwl kàytər ] noun
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