Word of the Day for Tuesday February 24, 2009
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peculate \PEK-yuh-leyt\, verb:
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to steal money or goods entrusted to one; embezzle
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Not surprisingly, the B.O.'s cronies have used their positions to demand bribes and peculate public funds!
-- Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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by 1715, from Latin peculatus/ peculari "to embezzle," from peculum "private property"
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