intransitive verb
-·cat·ed, -·cat·ing to steal or misuse funds entrusted to one's care; embezzle
Origin of defalcate
from Medieval Latin defalcatus, past participle of defalcare, to cut off: see de- and falcatedefalcate
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defalcate
intransitive verb
de·fal·cat·ed, de·fal·cat·ing, de·fal·catesTo misuse funds; embezzle.
Origin of defalcate
Medieval Latin dēfalcāre dēfalcāt- to mow, deduct Latin dē- de- Latin falx falc- sickleRelated Forms:
- de′fal·ca′tion
noun
- de·fal′ca′tor
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present defalcates, present participle defalcating, simple past and past participle defalcated)
- To misappropriate funds; to embezzle.
- To cut off; to take away or deduct a part of (money, rents, income, etc.).
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