Word of the Day for Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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defalcate \di-FAL-keyt\, verb:
defalcate \di-FAL-keyt\, verb:
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to steal or misuse money or property entrusted to one's care
to steal or misuse money or property entrusted to one's care
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If anyone knows how to defalcate, it is the B.O. and his appointees!
If anyone knows how to defalcate, it is the B.O. and his appointees!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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c 1540, from Latin defalcere, from de- + falx/falcem "sickle, scythe"
c 1540, from Latin defalcere, from de- + falx/falcem "sickle, scythe"
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