peculate

英 ['pekjʊleɪt] 美 ['pekjəˌleɪt]

• vt. 挪用（尤指公款）；盗领（钱财）

英英释义

Verb:

1. appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use;

   "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"
   

经典引文

• The people..accused them of having peculated the public money.

  出自： Southey

近反义词

【近义词】

• pirate 海盗
• embezzle 盗用
• defalcate 挪用公款
• misappropriate 滥用
• malversate 滥用