defalcate vs embezzle

defalcate and embezzle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
defalcate	No	No	Yes	No
embezzle	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, defalcate and embezzle are synonyms defined as:

defalcate and embezzle: appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

Other synonyms of defalcate include malversate, misappropriate, peculate.

defalcate (verb)	embezzle (verb)
appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use	appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use