peculate vs fiddle

fiddle vs peculate

peculate is not a noun while fiddle is a noun.

peculate and fiddle both are verbs.

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

As verbs, fiddle is a hyponym of peculate; that is, fiddle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than peculate:

peculate: appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
fiddle: commit fraud and steal from one's employer

peculate (noun)	fiddle (noun)
	bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

peculate (verb)	fiddle (verb)
appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use	try to fix or mend
	manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
	play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
	play the violin or fiddle
	play on a violin
	commit fraud and steal from one's employer
	avoid (one's assigned duties)

Difference between peculate and fiddle

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