English-Thai Dictionary
peculate
VI ยักยอก ขโมย นำ ไป โดย ไม่ บอกกล่าว defraud embezzle yak-yok
peculate
VT ยักยอก ขโมย นำ ไป โดย ไม่ บอกกล่าว defraud embezzle yak-yok
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PECULATE
v.i.[L. peculatus, peculor, from peculium, private property, from pecus, cattle. ] 1. To defraud the public of money or goods entrusted to one's care, by appropriating the property to one's own use; to defraud by embezzlement.
2. Among civilians, to steal.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PECULATE
Pec "u *late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Peculated; p. pr. & vb. n.Peculating.] Etym: [L. peculatus, p.p. of peculari to peculate, akin to peculium private property. See Peculiar. ]
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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
peculate
pec u late |ˈpekyəˌlāt ˈpɛkjəleɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] formal embezzle or steal (money, esp. public funds ): the people accused them of having peculated the public money. DERIVATIVES pec u la tion |ˌpekyəˈlāSHən |noun, pec u la tor |-ˌlātər |noun ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin peculat- ‘embezzled, ’ from the verb peculari (related to peculium ‘property ’).
Oxford Dictionary
peculate
peculate |ˈpɛkjʊleɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] formal embezzle or steal (money, especially public funds ). DERIVATIVES peculation |ˌpɛkjʊˈleɪʃ (ə )n |noun, peculator noun ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin peculat- ‘embezzled ’, from the verb peculari (related to peculium ‘property ’).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
peculate
pec u late /pékjəlèɪt /動詞 他動詞 自動詞 ｟かたく ｠(〈公金など 〉を )使い込む, 横領する .
The Wordsmith Dictionary