embezzle [verb]

Definition of embezzle:

appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

Synonyms of embezzle:

● Defalcate

● Malversate

● Misappropriate

● Peculate

● Steal

● Purloin

● Thieve

● Pilfer


Opposite/Antonyms of embezzle:

● Compensate

● Return

● Give

● Pay

● Reimburse

● Belong

● Atone


Sentence/Example of embezzle:

The president, Wingfield, attempted to embezzle the public stores, and escape to the West Indies.