PECULATES

Verb

peculates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peculate

Anagrams

• speculate

Source: Wiktionary


PECULATE

Pec"u*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Peculated; p. pr. & vb. n. Peculating.] Etym: [L. peculatus, p.p. of peculari to peculate, akin to peculium private property. See Peculiar.]

Definition: To appropriate to one's own use the property of the public; to steal public moneys intrusted to one's care; to embezzle. An oppressive, . . . rapacious, and peculating despotism. Burke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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