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Synonyms for embezzle

Grammar : Verb
Spell : em-bez-uhl
Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈbɛz əl

Top 10 synonyms for embezzle
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Définition of embezzle

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Anglo-French embesiler "to steal, cause to disappear" (c.1300), from Old French em- (see en- (1)) + besillier "torment, destroy, gouge," of unknown origin. Sense of "to dispose of fraudulently" is first recorded 1580s. Related: Embezzled; embezzling.
  • verb steal money, often from employer
Example sentences :
  • I don't say it was proved on the other hand that he did embezzle that sum.
  • Extract from : « Hard Cash » by Charles Reade
  • Guzman, however, managed to embezzle a couple of partridges and some quails.
  • Extract from : « Legends & Romances of Spain » by Lewis Spence
  • I cannot believe that that man will ever embezzle money again.
  • Extract from : « Selections from Previous Works » by Samuel Butler
  • "Embezzle for him $70,000 worth of securities," thought the examiner.
  • Extract from : « Roads of Destiny » by O. Henry
  • In return they were always trying to beg or embezzle the treasure of the king at Susa.
  • Extract from : « A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution » by C. M. Williams
  • To appropriate another man's design was no more nor less than to embezzle his money or steal his goods.
  • Extract from : « A Laodicean » by Thomas Hardy
  • Embezzle a large sum of money under singularly distressing circumstances!
  • Extract from : « Erewhon » by Samuel Butler
  • The president, Wingfield, attempted to embezzle the public stores, and escape to the West Indies.
  • Extract from : « A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon » by John Lord, A.M.
  • It is base to filch a purse—daring to embezzle a million,—but it is immeasurably great to steal a diadem.
  • Extract from : « Fiesco or, The Genoese Conspiracy » by Friedrich Schiller
  • If servants get not their meat honestly and decently, they will neglect their master's business, or embezzle his goods.
  • Extract from : « The Proverbs of Scotland » by Alexander Hislop

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