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purloin

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pur·loin  (pr-loin, pûrloin)
v. pur·loined, pur·loin·ing, pur·loins
v.tr.
To steal, often in a violation of trust. See Synonyms at steal.
v.intr.
To commit theft.

[Middle English purloinen, to remove, from Anglo-Norman purloigner : pur-, away (from Latin pr-; see pro-1) + loign, far (from Latin long, from longus, long; see del-1 in Indo-European roots).]

pur·loiner n.

purloin
Verb
Formal to steal [Old French porloigner to put at a distance]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.purloin - make off with belongings of others
steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
Translations

purloin [pəːˈlɔɪn] vthurtar, robar
purloin [pəːˈlɔɪn] vtdérober
purloin [pəːˈlɔɪn] (form) vtentwenden
purloin [pəːˈlɔɪn] vtrubare

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He broke into outhouses with an axe he managed to purloin in a wood-cutters' camp.
An alderman coming from a turtle feast will not step out of his carnage to steal a leg of mutton; but put him to starve, and see if he will not purloin a loaf.
 
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