ə̇mˈbezəl, em- transitive verb
( embezzled ; embezzled ; embezzling -z(ə)liŋ ; embezzles )
Etymology: Middle English embesilen, from Anglo-French embeseiller to destroy, embezzle, from Middle French em- en- (I) + besillier to destroy
1. obsolete
a. : to make away with
b. : to cause (as a document) to be destroyed, mutilated or falsified
2. obsolete : lessen ; sometimes : weaken , squander , dissipate
3. : to appropriate fraudulently to one's own use (as property entrusted to one's care)
embezzled a trust fund
succeeded in embezzling several thousand dollars