Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peculate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pec-u-late
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To embezzle.

Etymology

From Latin pecūlātus, past participle of pecūlor (“defraud, embezzle”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

peculates (present, singular) peculating (participle, present) peculated (participle, past) peculated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

peculation peculator

Synonyms

defalcate embezzle misappropriate malversate

Questions

What does peculate mean?
To embezzle.
Where does peculate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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