2 example sentences using peculate.
Peculate used in a sentence
Peculate in a sentence as a verb
Bored medieval philosophers speculated on how many angels could dance on the head of a pin.
However, this reference is peculated and distorted by the linked article.
Peculate definitions
verb
appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"
See also: embezzle defalcate misappropriate malversate