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Pronunciation : De*fal"cate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [LL. defalcatus, p. p. of defalcare to deduct, orig., to cut off with a sickle; L. de- + falx, a sickle. See Falchion.]
Definition : Defn: To cut off; to take away or deduct a part of; -- used chiefly of money, accounts, rents, income, etc. To show what may be practicably and safely defalcated from the [the estimates]. Burke.

t. [imp. & p. p. Defalcated; p. pr. & vb. n. Defalcating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : De*fal"cate
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To commit defalcation; to embezzle money held in trust. "Some partner defalcating, or the like." Carlyle.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913