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peculate

peculate verb: to embezzle.

Verb

peculate (third-person singular simple present peculates, present participle peculating, simple past and past participle peculated)

  1. (rare) To embezzle.

peculate meaning in Bengali

peculate in Bengali

তছরুপ করা

Synonyms of peculate

Forms of peculate

third-person singular presentpeculates
present participlepeculating
past participlepeculated
pastpeculated

Origin of peculate

From Latin pecūlātus, past participle of pecūlor (“defraud, embezzle”).

Questions about peculate

What does peculate mean?
Peculate means to embezzle.
What is peculate in Bengali?
Peculate in Bengali is তছরুপ করা. See Peculate meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is peculate?
Peculate is a verb.
What is the past tense of peculate?
The past tense of peculate is peculated.

Words near peculate in the dictionary

  1. pectus
  2. pectus carinatum
  3. pectus excavatum
  4. pecuary
  5. pecul
  6. peculate
  7. peculated
  8. peculates
  9. peculating
  10. peculation
  11. peculations

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