DEFALCATE


Meaning of DEFALCATE in English

verb (-cated; -cating) Etymology: Medieval Latin defalcatus, past participle of defalcare, from Latin de- + falc-, falx sickle Date: 1541 transitive verb deduct , curtail , intransitive verb to engage in embezzlement, defalcator noun

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