em·bez·zle /ɪmˈbɛzəl/
(vt.)盜用,挪用
Em·bez·zle v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embezzled p. pr. & vb. n. Embezzling ]
1. 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.
2. To misappropriate; to waste; to dissipate in extravagance. [Obs.]
To embezzle our money in drinking or gaming. --Sharp.
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embezzle
v : appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care)
fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled
thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy
family" [syn: defalcate, peculate, misappropriate,
malversate]