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peculate
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[ˈpɛkjʊleɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- embezzle or steal (money, especially public funds)
(e.g: the people accused them of having peculated the public money)
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Origin
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early 18th century: from Latin peculat- ‘embezzled’, from the verb peculari (related to peculium ‘private property’)
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