Hyphenation of peculate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word peculate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

pec-u-late

Definitions of peculate:

1.
Appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family

Synonyms of peculate:

verb embezzle, defalcate, misappropriate, malversate, steal

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