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Embezzle \Em*bez"zle\ ([e^]m*b[e^]z"z'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Embezzled} ([e^]m*b[e^]z"z'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Embezzling}.] [Norm. F. embeseiller to destroy; cf. OF.
besillier to ill treat, ravage, destroy. Cf. {Bezzle}.]
1. To appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as property
intrusted to one's care; to apply to one's private uses by
a breach of trust; as, to embezzle money held in trust.
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2. To misappropriate; to waste; to dissipate in extravagance.
[Obs.]
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To embezzle our money in drinking or gaming.
--Sharp.
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