Synset:defalcate embezzle malversate misappropriate peculate
Examples:
- The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family
Derivationally Related Form:embezzlerdefalcatormisappropriationembezzlementdefalcationpeculationmalversationpeculator
Hypernyms:rip rip off steal
Inherited Hypernyms:embezzlestealtake
Direct Hyponyms:fiddle
Full Troponyms:fiddle
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something from somebody | They --- the money (apply to: embezzle)