peculate
peculate[ˈpɛkjʊleɪt]verb- [with obj.](formal)embezzle or steal (money, especially public funds)
(正)盗用(或侵占)(钱财,尤指公款)
派生peculationnounpeculatornoun语源- mid 18th cent.: from Latin peculat- 'embezzled', from the verb peculari (related to peculium 'property')
考试词汇表