embezzle
11embezzle — verb Embezzle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑fund, ↑money …
12embezzle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. steal, misappropriate, misapply, peculate, defalcate. See stealing. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. thieve, misappropriate, peculate, pilfer; see rob , steal . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) …
13embezzle — [15] Originally, embezzle meant simply ‘steal’: ‘See that no victuals nor no other stuff of the same household be embezzled out’, Household Ordinances 1469. The modern legal sense ‘convert fraudulently’ did not develop until the late 16th century …
14embezzle — [15] Originally, embezzle meant simply ‘steal’: ‘See that no victuals nor no other stuff of the same household be embezzled out’, Household Ordinances 1469. The modern legal sense ‘convert fraudulently’ did not develop until the late 16th century …
15embezzle — transitive verb (embezzled; embezzling) Etymology: Middle English embesilen, from Anglo French embesiller to make away with, from en + besiller to steal, plunder Date: 15th century to appropriate (as property entrusted to one s care) fraudulently …
16embezzle — embezzlement, n. embezzler, n. /em bez euhl/, v.t., embezzled, embezzling. to appropriate fraudulently to one s own use, as money or property entrusted to one s care. [1375 1425; late ME embesilen < AF embeseiller to destroy, make away with,… …
17embezzle — Synonyms and related words: abstract, abuse, and, annex, appropriate, bag, befoul, boost, borrow, convert, cop, crib, debase, defalcate, defile, defraud, desecrate, divert, extort, filch, foul, hook, lift, loot, make off with, maladminister,… …
18embezzle — em|bez|zle [ımˈbezəl] v [I and T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Anglo French; Origin: embeseiller, from Old French besillier to destroy ] to steal money from the place where you work ▪ Two managers were charged with embezzling $400,000. >embezzlement n… …
19embezzle — em|bez|zle [ ım bezl ] verb intransitive or transitive to steal money that people trust you to take care of as part of your work ╾ em|bez|zle|ment noun uncount ╾ em|bez|zler noun count …
20embezzle — [[t]ɪmbe̱z(ə)l[/t]] embezzles, embezzling, embezzled VERB If someone embezzles money that their organization or company has placed in their care, they take it and use it illegally for their own purposes. [V n] One former director embezzled $34… …
