embezzle vs peculate

embezzle and peculate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, embezzle and peculate are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of embezzle include defalcate, malversate, misappropriate.

embezzle (verb)	peculate (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