defalcate
UK/di'fælkeit/US
GRE
Definitions
v.
To misappropriate or embezzle funds entrusted to one's care.
盗用公款，侵吞公款
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddedown, away, reversal
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falcroot
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ateto make, having
=defalcate
Example Sentences
- 1.
The accountant was arrested for attempting to defalcate company funds over years.