embezzle
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.em·bez·zle
transitive verb \im-ˈbe-zəl, em-\em·bez·zledem·bez·zling \-(ə-)liŋ\
Definition of EMBEZZLE
: to appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use <embezzled thousands of dollars>
— em·bez·zle·ment \-zəl-mənt\ noun
— em·bez·zler \-z(ə-)lər\ noun
Examples of EMBEZZLE
- He was caught embezzling money from his clients.
- He was convicted of embezzling.
Origin of EMBEZZLE
Middle English embesilen, from Anglo-French embesiller to make away with, from en- + besiller to steal, plunder
First Known Use: 15th century
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