Peculate /(?)/

Pec·u·late

Peculate

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Peculated; p. pr. & vb. n. Peculating

  1. To appropriate to one's own use the property of the public; to steal public moneys intrusted to one's care; to embezzle.
    An oppressive, . . . rapacious, and peculating despotism.