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单词 defalcate
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defalcate

[ dih-fal-keyt, -fawl- ]
/ dɪˈfæl keɪt, -ˈfɔl- /
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verb (used without object), de·fal·cat·ed, de·fal·cat·ing.Law.

to be guilty of defalcation.

Origin of defalcate

1530–40; <Medieval Latin dēfalcātus (past participle of dēfalcāre to cut off), equivalent to dē-de- + falcātus;see falcate

OTHER WORDS FROM defalcate

de·fal·ca·tor, nounun·de·fal·cat·ed, adjective

Words nearby defalcate

def, deface, de facto, de facto segregation, defaecate, defalcate, defalcation, defamation, defamatory, defame, defamiliarization
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Example sentences from the Web for defalcate

  • No one can defalcate in this particular; no one can Texas-ize and be quit of his transgressions and his onward travel.

    The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844|Various

British Dictionary definitions for defalcate

defalcate
/ (ˈdiːfælˌkeɪt) /

verb

(intr) law to misuse or misappropriate property or funds entrusted to one

Derived forms of defalcate

defalcation, noundefalcator, noun

Word Origin for defalcate

C15: from Medieval Latin dēfalcāre to cut off, from Latin de- + falx sickle
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