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peculate vs rip

rip vs peculate

peculate is not a noun while rip is a noun.

peculate and rip both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
peculate No No Yes No
rip Yes No Yes No
As verbs, rip is a hypernym of peculate; that is, rip is a word with a broader meaning than peculate:
  • peculate: appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
  • rip: take without the owner's consent
Other hypernyms of peculate include rip off, steal.
peculate (noun) rip (noun)
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
a dissolute man in fashionable society
peculate (verb) rip (verb)
appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use criticize or abuse strongly and violently
tear or be torn violently
cut (wood) along the grain
move precipitously or violently
take without the owner's consent
Difference between peculate and rip

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