peculated
Variant of peculate
pecu·late (pek′yo̵̅o̅ lāt′, -yə-)
transitive verb, intransitive verb peculated -·lat′ed, peculating -·lat′·ing
Etymology: < L peculatus, pp. of peculari, to embezzle < peculium, private property < pecus, cattle: for IE base see fee
Related Forms:
- peculation pec′u·la′·tion noun
- peculator pec′u·la′·tor noun
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