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pec·u·late
(pĕk′yə-lāt′)tr. & intr.v. pec·u·lat·ed, pec·u·lat·ing, pec·u·lates
To embezzle (funds) or engage in embezzlement.
pec′u·la′tion n.
pec′u·la′tor n.
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peculate
(ˈpɛkjʊˌleɪt)vb
(Law) to appropriate or embezzle (public money)
[C18: from Latin pecūlārī, from pecūlium private property (originally, cattle); see peculiar]
ˌpecuˈlation n
ˈpecuˌlator n
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pec•u•late
(ˈpɛk yəˌleɪt)v.t., v.i. -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
[1740–50; v. use of peculate embezzlement (now obsolete) < Latin pecūlātus, derivative of pecūlā(rī) to embezzle]
pec`u•la′tion, n.
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peculate
Past participle: peculated
Gerund: peculating
| Imperative |
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| peculate |
| peculate |
| Present |
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| I peculate |
| you peculate |
| he/she/it peculates |
| we peculate |
| you peculate |
| they peculate |
| Preterite |
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| I peculated |
| you peculated |
| he/she/it peculated |
| we peculated |
| you peculated |
| they peculated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am peculating |
| you are peculating |
| he/she/it is peculating |
| we are peculating |
| you are peculating |
| they are peculating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have peculated |
| you have peculated |
| he/she/it has peculated |
| we have peculated |
| you have peculated |
| they have peculated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was peculating |
| you were peculating |
| he/she/it was peculating |
| we were peculating |
| you were peculating |
| they were peculating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had peculated |
| you had peculated |
| he/she/it had peculated |
| we had peculated |
| you had peculated |
| they had peculated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will peculate |
| you will peculate |
| he/she/it will peculate |
| we will peculate |
| you will peculate |
| they will peculate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have peculated |
| you will have peculated |
| he/she/it will have peculated |
| we will have peculated |
| you will have peculated |
| they will have peculated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be peculating |
| you will be peculating |
| he/she/it will be peculating |
| we will be peculating |
| you will be peculating |
| they will be peculating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been peculating |
| you have been peculating |
| he/she/it has been peculating |
| we have been peculating |
| you have been peculating |
| they have been peculating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been peculating |
| you will have been peculating |
| he/she/it will have been peculating |
| we will have been peculating |
| you will have been peculating |
| they will have been peculating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been peculating |
| you had been peculating |
| he/she/it had been peculating |
| we had been peculating |
| you had been peculating |
| they had been peculating |
| Conditional |
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| I would peculate |
| you would peculate |
| he/she/it would peculate |
| we would peculate |
| you would peculate |
| they would peculate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have peculated |
| you would have peculated |
| he/she/it would have peculated |
| we would have peculated |
| you would have peculated |
| they would have peculated |
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Verb 1. [画像:peculate - appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use]peculate - appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"
fiddle - commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"
steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
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Translations
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peculate
(geh)vi → öffentliche Gelder etc unterschlagen, Unterschlagungen begehen
vt money, funds etc → veruntreuen, unterschlagen
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