The collector defalcated with the rents.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fal|cate — «FAL kayt», adjective. curved like a sickl hooked; falciform: »a falcate cartilage. ╂[< Latin falcātus < falx, falcis sickle] … Useful english dictionary
cate — ab·di·cate; ad·ju·di·cate; ad·vo·cate·ship; af·fri·cate; alem·bi·cate; al·lo·cate; al·ter·cate; alu·mi·no·sil·i·cate; ar·sen·i·cate; athe·cate; aus·pi·cate; au·then·ti·cate; bac·cate; be·a·tif·i·cate; bipli·cate; ca·ly·cate; ca·non·i·cate;… … English syllables
fal — al·fal·fa; cell·fal·cic·u·la; de·fal·cate; de·fal·ca·tion; de·fal·ca·tor; fal·a·na·ka; fal·ba·la; fal·ca·ta; fal·cate; fal·cat·ed; fal·chion; fal·cial; fal·ci·form; fal·cip·a·rum; fal·co; fal·con·er; fal·co·nes; fal·con·et; fal·con·i·dae;… … English syllables
de|fal´ca|tor — de|fal|cate «dih FAL kayt, FL », intransitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. to steal or misuse money entrusted to one s care: »The collector defalcated with the rents. ╂[< Medieval Latin defalcare (with English ate1) (literally) to cut off with a… … Useful english dictionary
falcate — fal•cate [[t]ˈfæl keɪt[/t]] also fal′cat•ed adj. bot curved like a scythe or sickle; hooked • Etymology: 1820–30; < L falcātus sickle shaped … From formal English to slang
falcate — fal·cate … English syllables
defalcate — de·fal·cate … English syllables
falcate — SYN: falciform. * * * fal·cate fal .kāt, fȯl also fal·cat·ed .kāt əd adj hooked or curved like a sickle * * * fal·cate (falґkāt) falciform … Medical dictionary
defalcate — de·fal·cate /di fal ˌkāt, fȯl , dē ; de fəl ˌkāt/ vi cat·ed, cat·ing: to commit defalcation compare embezzle de·fal·ca·tor / ˌkā tər/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
DE — DE; de·acetylate; de·acidification; de·acidify; de·activate; de·a·dose; de·aerate; de·af·fer·en·ta·tion; de·alate; de·alat·ed; de·al·bate; de·alkalization; de·alkalize; de·alkylate; de·am·bu·la·tion; de·ambulatory; de·amidate; de·amidization;… … English syllables
