Peculate
Pronunciation : Pec"u*late
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. peculatus, p.p. of peculari to peculate, akin to peculium private property. See Peculiar.]
Definition : Defn: 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. Burke.
i. [imp. & p. p. Peculated; p. pr. & vb. n. Peculating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913