EMBEZZLES Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word embezzles. (close relations)
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| appropriates | verbv | |||||
adjective • suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc adjective satellite • meant or adapted for an occasion or use verb • give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause • take possession of by force, as after an invasion | ||||||
| defrauds | verbv | |||||
verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||
| loots | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • goods or money obtained illegally • informal terms for money verb • take illegally; of intellectual property • steal goods; take as spoils | ||||||
| misappropriates | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use | ||||||
| pilfers | verbv | |||||
verb • make off with belongings of others | ||||||
| pockets | nounn | |||||
noun • a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles • an enclosed space • a supply of money • (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left • a hollow concave shape made by removing something • a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly • a small isolated group of people • (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican) • an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck verb • put in one's pocket • take unlawfully | ||||||
| siphons | verbv | |||||
noun • a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube • a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled verb • convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon • move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action | ||||||
| skims | verbv | |||||
noun • a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid • reading or glancing through quickly adjective satellite • used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed verb • travel on the surface of water • move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of • examine hastily • cause to skip over a surface • coat (a liquid) with a layer • remove from the surface • read superficially | ||||||
| steals | 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 | ||||||
| swindles | 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 | ||||||
| misappropriate | 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 | ||||||