embezzle vs defalcate

embezzle and defalcate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, embezzle and defalcate are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of embezzle include malversate, misappropriate, peculate.

embezzle (verb)	defalcate (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