tr.v. em·bez·zled, em·bez·zling, em·bez·zles To take (money one has been entrusted with) for personal use. [Middle English embesilen, from Anglo-Norman enbesiler : Old French en-, intensive pref.; see EN-1 + Old French besillier, to ravage.] em·bezzle·ment n. em·bezzler n. |
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