defalcate
[dih-fal-keyt, -fawl-]
/ dɪˈfæl keɪt, -ˈfɔl- /
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embezzle
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fail
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misapply
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misappropriate
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rob
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Defalcate, de-fal′kāt, v.t. to deduct a part of, of money, &c.: to embezzle money held on trust.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various