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defalcate

[dih-fal-keyt, -fawl-] / dɪˈfæl keɪt, -ˈfɔl- /


VERB
misapply
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STRONG


VERB
misappropriate
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STRONGEST
WEAK
use wisely


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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