pec|u|late

pec|u|late
pec|u|late «PEHK yuh layt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, -lat|ed, -lat|ing.
to steal (money or goods entrusted to one); embezzle.
[< Latin pecūlārī (with English -ate1) embezzle < pecūlium (private) property < pecū money; cattle]

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