peculate vs steal

peculate is not a noun while steal is a noun.

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

As verbs, steal is a hypernym of peculate; that is, steal is a word with a broader meaning than peculate:

peculate: appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
steal: take without the owner's consent

Other hypernyms of peculate include rip, rip off.

peculate (noun)	steal (noun)
	a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
	an advantageous purchase

peculate (verb)	steal (verb)
appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use	steal a base
	move stealthily
	take without the owner's consent