EMBEZZLE Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word embezzle. (close relations)
embezzlement
Best Alternatives
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| misappropriate | verbv | |||||
verb • appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use | ||||||
| defraud | verbv | |||||
verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||
| loot | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • goods or money obtained illegally • informal terms for money verb • take illegally; of intellectual property • steal goods; take as spoils | ||||||
| pilfer | verbv | |||||
verb • make off with belongings of others | ||||||
| rob | verbv | |||||
verb • take something away by force or without the consent of the owner • rip off; ask an unreasonable price | ||||||
| steal | verbv | |||||
noun • an advantageous purchase • a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch) verb • take without the owner's consent • move stealthily • steal a base | ||||||
| swindle | verbv | |||||
noun • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||
| defalcate | verbv | |||||
verb • appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use | ||||||
| peculate | verbv | |||||
verb • appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use | ||||||
| malversate | verbv | |||||
verb • appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use | ||||||
