malversate vs embezzle

malversate and embezzle both are verbs.

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

As verbs, malversate and embezzle are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of malversate include defalcate, misappropriate, peculate.

malversate (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