| Embezzle 1. (v. t.) To steal or misdirect funds entrusted to one's care; to apply to one's private uses by a breach of trust; as, to embezzle money held in trust. 2. (v. t.) To misappropriate; to waste; to dissipate in extravagance. Thesaurus Entries abstract, abuse, and, annex, appropriate, bag, befoul, boost, borrow, convert, cop, crib, debase, defalcate, defile, defraud, desecrate, divert, extort, filch, foul, hook, lift, loot, make off with, maladminister, misapply, misappropriate, misemploy, mishandle, mismanage, misuse, nip, palm, peculate, pervert, pilfer, pinch, poach, pollute, profane, prostitute, purloin, run away with, rustle, scrounge, shoplift, snare, snatch, snitch, steal, swindle, swipe, take, thieve, violate, walk off with |