defalcate vs rip off

defalcate and rip off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
defalcate	No	No	Yes	No
rip off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rip off is a hypernym of defalcate; that is, rip off is a word with a broader meaning than defalcate:

defalcate: appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
rip off: take without the owner's consent

Other hypernyms of defalcate include rip, steal.

defalcate (verb)	rip off (verb)
appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use	remove by pulling or ripping violently and forcefully
	take without the owner's consent
	deprive somebody of something by deceit