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defalcate (ˈdiːfælˌkeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (intr) law to misuse or misappropriate property or funds entrusted to one | |
| [C15: from Medieval Latin dēfalcāre to cut off, from Latin | |
| defal'cation | |
| —n | |
| 'defalcator | |
| —n | |
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Defalcate
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| to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion |
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Word Origin & History
defalcate
1530s, "to lop off," from medical L. defalcat-, pp. stem of defalcare (see defalcation). Modern scientific use dates from 1808.
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