malversate

Verb

Meaning

appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

embezzle misappropriate defalcate peculate

Hypernyms

steal rip rip off

Hyponyms

fiddle

Anagrams

metaversal

Examples

The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Malvern pudding Malvern Wells Malvernian malversation malverse malvertisement