PECULATE


Meaning of PECULATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpe-kyə-ˌlāt ]

transitive verb

( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )

Etymology: Latin peculatus, past participle of peculari, from peculium

Date: 1802

: embezzle

• pec·u·la·tion ˌpe-kyə-ˈlā-shən noun

• pec·u·la·tor ˈpe-kyə-ˌlā-tər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.