Embezzler
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əl verb (used with object), em·bez·zled, em·bez·zling.
to appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as money or property entrusted to one's care.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English embesilen < Anglo-French embeseiller to destroy, make away with, equivalent to em- em-1 + beseiller, Old French beseiller to destroy < ?
1375–1425; late Middle English embesilen < Anglo-French embeseiller to destroy, make away with, equivalent to em- em-1 + beseiller, Old French beseiller to destroy < ?
Related forms
em·bez·zle·ment, noun
em·bez·zler, noun
non·em·bez·zle·ment, noun
un·em·bez·zled, adjective
Synonyms
misappropriate.
misappropriate.
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embezzle (ɪmˈbɛzəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| to convert (money or property entrusted to one) fraudulently to one's own use | |
| [C15: from Anglo-French embeseiller to destroy, from Old French beseiller to make away with, of uncertain origin] | |
| em'bezzlement | |
| —n | |
| em'bezzler | |
| —n | |
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| embezzle (ɪmˈbɛzəl) | |
| —vb | |
| to convert (money or property entrusted to one) fraudulently to one's own use | |
| [C15: from Anglo-French embeseiller to destroy, from Old French beseiller to make away with, of uncertain origin] | |
| em'bezzlement | |
| —n | |
| em'bezzler | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
embezzle
mid-15c., from Anglo-Fr. embesiler "to steal, cause to disappear" (c.1300), from O.Fr. besillier "torment, destroy, gouge," of unknown origin. Sense of "to dispose of fraudulently" is first recorded 1580s.
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Example sentences
The convicted embezzler of millions might be set free, for example, while a small-time robber would stay behind bars.
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