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   Pec·u·late

   /ˈpekyəˌlāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. embezzle or steal (money, especially public funds): formal "the people accused them of having peculated the public money"

   Word Origin early 18th century: from Latin peculat- ‘embezzled’, from the verb peculari (related to peculium ‘private property’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. peculation noun
   • 2. peculator noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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