单词 | defalcate |
释义 | defalcate[ dih-fal-keyt, -fawl- ] / dɪˈfæl keɪt, -ˈfɔl- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR defalcate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), de·fal·cat·ed, de·fal·cat·ing.Law.to be guilty of defalcation. Origin of defalcate1530–40; <Medieval Latin dēfalcātus (past participle of dēfalcāre to cut off), equivalent to dē-de- + falcātus;see falcate OTHER WORDS FROM defalcatede·fal·ca·tor, nounun·de·fal·cat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby defalcatedef, deface, de facto, de facto segregation, defaecate, defalcate, defalcation, defamation, defamatory, defame, defamiliarization Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for defalcate
British Dictionary definitions for defalcatedefalcate / (ˈdiːfælˌkeɪt) / verb(intr) law to misuse or misappropriate property or funds entrusted to one Derived forms of defalcatedefalcation, noundefalcator, nounWord Origin for defalcateC15: from Medieval Latin dēfalcāre to cut off, from Latin de- + falx sickle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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