01 v. t. To appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as property intrusted to one's care; to apply to one's private uses by a breach of trust; as,…
imp. & p. p.
Embezzled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Embezzling
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1.
To appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as property intrusted to one's care; to apply to one's private uses by a breach of trust; as, to embezzle money held in trust.
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To misappropriate; to waste; to dissipate in extravagance.[Obs.]“To embezzle our money in drinking or gaming.” — Sharp.