peculate

Verb

appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
To embezzle.
-LATED, -LATING, -LATES to embezzle

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

defalcate, embezzle, malversate, misappropriate

Scrabble Score: 12

peculate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
peculate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
peculate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

peculate is a valid Words With Friends word