Appropriate
Appropriate verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.
Usage example: archaeologists once freely appropriated artifacts excavated at ancient African sites for their museums in Europe
Embezzle is a synonym for appropriate in steal topic. In some cases you can use "Embezzle" instead a verb "Appropriate".
Embezzle
Embezzle verb - Appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use.
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Synonyms for Embezzle
Appropriate is a synonym for embezzle in misappropriate topic. You can use "Appropriate" instead a verb "Embezzle", if it concerns topics such as steal money.
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Embezzle and Appropriate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/embezzle
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