An oppressive, . . . rapacious, and peculating despotism. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
peculated — pec·u·late || pekjÉ™leɪt / jÊŠ v. embezzle, steal … English contemporary dictionary
Peculate — Pec u*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Peculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Peculating}.] [L. peculatus, p. p. of peculari to peculate, akin to peculium private property. See {Peculiar}.] To appropriate to one s own use the property of the public; to steal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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peculate — peculation, n. peculator, n. /pek yeuh layt /, v.t., v.i., peculated, peculating. to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one s care); embezzle. [1740 50; v. use of peculate embezzlement (now obs.) < L… … Universalium
