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  1. 1. 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, to embezzle money held in trust. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To misappropriate; to waste; to dissipate in extravagance. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 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. 2. To misappropriate; to waste; to dissipate in extravagance. [Obs.] To embezzle our money in drinking or gaming. Sharp. Source: webster
  5. 5. v:100 v. appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use Source: ecdict

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