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English to English verb
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appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |  | Example: The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family
source: wordnet30
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To appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as property intrusted to one's care; to apply to one's private uses by a breach of trust; as, to embezzle money held in trust. | | source: webster1913
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