Peculate and Press

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Peculate verb - Appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently for one's own use.

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Press and peculate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Press" instead a verb "Peculate".

Press verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.

Usage example: the fleeing bank robber pressed a nearby taxi into service as a getaway car

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Peculate and press are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Peculate" instead a verb "Press".

Nearby Words: pressed, pressing, pressroom

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