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Peculate vs Misappropriate - What's the difference?

peculate | misappropriate |

Misappropriate is a synonym of peculate.

Peculate is a synonym of misappropriate.


As verbs the difference between peculate and misappropriate

is that peculate is to embezzle while misappropriate is to use something wrongly, or illegally.

peculate

English

Verb

(peculat)
  • To embezzle

    • Synonyms

    * defalcate * embezzle * misappropriate

    Related terms

    *peculation *peculator

    misappropriate

    English

    Verb

    (misappropriat)
  • To use something wrongly, or illegally
  • To embezzle

    • Synonyms

    (use wrongly) * misuse (embezzle) * defalcate * embezzle * peculate