Em-bĕz'le, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. EMBEZZLED; p. pr. & vb. n. EMBEZZLING.] [Norm. Fr. embeasiler, to filch. See BEZZLE.]

1. To appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as that intrusted to one's care; to apply to one's private uses by a breach of trust; as, to embezzle public money.
2. To misappropriate; to dissipate in extravagance. [Rare.] “To embezzle our money in drinking or gaming.” Sharp.