Embezzle /(ĕm*bĕz"z'l)/

Em·bez·zle

Embezzle

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Embezzled; p. pr. & vb. n. Embezzling

  1. To appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as property intrusted to one's care; to apply to one's private uses by a breach of trust; as, to embezzle money held in trust.
  2. To misappropriate; to waste; to dissipate in extravagance. [Obs.]
    To embezzle our money in drinking or gaming.