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EMBEZZLES Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word embezzles. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word embezzles. (close relations)
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appropriates
verbv
adjective

• suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc

adjective satellite

• meant or adapted for an occasion or use

verb

• give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

• take possession of by force, as after an invasion

defrauds
verbv
verb

• deprive of by deceit

loots
verb, nounv, n
noun

• goods or money obtained illegally

• informal terms for money

verb

• take illegally; of intellectual property

• steal goods; take as spoils

misappropriates
verb, nounv, n
verb

• appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

pilfers
verbv
verb

• make off with belongings of others

pockets
nounn
noun

• a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

• an enclosed space

• a supply of money

• (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left

• a hollow concave shape made by removing something

• a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly

• a small isolated group of people

• (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)

• an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck

verb

• put in one's pocket

• take unlawfully

siphons
verbv
noun

• a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube

• a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled

verb

• convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon

• move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action

skims
verbv
noun

• a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid

• reading or glancing through quickly

adjective satellite

• used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed

verb

• travel on the surface of water

• move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of

• examine hastily

• cause to skip over a surface

• coat (a liquid) with a layer

• remove from the surface

• read superficially

steals
verbv
noun

• an advantageous purchase

• a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)

verb

• take without the owner's consent

• move stealthily

• steal a base

swindles
verbv
noun

• the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

verb

• deprive of by deceit

defalcate
verbv
verb

• appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

misappropriate
verbv
verb

• appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

peculate
verbv
verb

• appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

malversate
verbv
verb

• appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

Best Hypernyms For EMBEZZLES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for embezzles, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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rip steal crimes felonies frauds misdemeanors thefts

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