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embezzle

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Main Entry: em·bez·zle
Pronunciation: \im-ˈbe-zəl, em-\
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): em·bez·zled; em·bez·zling \-(ə-)liŋ\
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 to one's own use <embezzled thousands of dollars>

em·bez·zle·ment \-zəl-mənt\ noun

em·bez·zler \-z(ə-)lər\ noun


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