peculate

Verb

Verb Forms: peculated, peculating, peculates

To embezzle or steal public funds.
appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
To embezzle.

Examples

He tried to peculate points by finding obscure words, but his opponent was too sharp.

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: valid Words With Friends Word