Definition of defalcate Defalcate
de•fal•cate
We found 7 definitions of defalcate from 5 different sources.
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What does defalcate mean?
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| defalcate - 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" | ||
| embezzle, peculate, misappropriate, malversate | ||
| steal steal a base | ||
| fiddle play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- defalcate (Verb)
To misappropriate funds; to embezzle. - defalcate (Verb)
To cut off; to take away or deduct a part of money, rents, income, etc..
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- defalcate (v. t.)
To cut off; to take away or deduct a part of; -- used chiefly of money, accounts, rents, income, etc. - defalcate (v. i.)
To commit defalcation; to embezzle money held in trust.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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defalcate
de-fal′kāt, v.t. to deduct a part of, of money, &c.: to embezzle money held on trust.—ns. Defalcā′tion, a diminution: a misappropriation of funds entrusted to one; Def′alcātor, a defaulter. [Low L. difalcāre, -ātum, to cut away—L. dis-, off, falcāre, to cut—falx, falcis, a sickle.]
Part of speech
🔤- defalcate, verb, present, 1st person singular of defalcate (infinitive).
- defalcate, verb (infinitive).
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