defalcate verb. ['di:falkeɪt] M16.
[medieval Latin defalcat- pa. ppl stem of defalcare, from de- DE- 1 + Latin falx, falc- sickle, scythe: see -ATE³.]
1. verb trans. Subtract (a part) from a whole, deduct. M16-E19.

2. verb trans. Reduce, curtail. L17-E19.

3. verb intrans. Commit defalcations, misappropriate property in one's charge. M19.

■ 'defalcator noun a person who misappropriates funds etc. E19.

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