embezzle

One entry found for embezzle.

Main Entry: em·bez·zle
Pronunciation: im-'be-z&l, em-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): em·bez·zled; em·bez·zling /-(&-)li[ng]/
Etymology: Middle English embesilen, from Anglo-French embesiller to make away with, from en- + besiller to steal, plunder
: to appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use <embezzled thousands of dollars>
- em·bez·zle·ment /-z&l-m&nt/ noun
- em·bez·zler /-z(&-)l&r/ noun