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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.

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[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).]

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pur·loiner n.

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purloin [pɜːˈlɔɪn]

vb

(Law) to take (something) dishonestly; steal

[from Old French porloigner to put at a distance, from por- for + loin distant, from Latin longus long]

purloiner  n

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purloin - Meaning to steal, it is from Latin pur/pro, "forth," and loign, "far."

See also related terms for steal.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

purloin - make off with belongings of others   cabbage, filch, pilfer, snarf, swipe, abstract, nobble, pinch, sneak, hook, lift steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"

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purloin

verb (Formal) steal, rob, lift (informal), nick (slang, chiefly Brit.), appropriate, trouser (slang), pinch (informal), swipe (slang), knock off (slang), blag (slang), pilfer, walk off with, snitch (slang), filch, prig (Brit. slang), snaffle (Brit. informal), thieve He was caught purloining books from the library.

Translations

purloin [pɜːˈlɔɪn] VT (frm or hum) → robar

purloin [pɜː^rˈlɔɪn] vt → dérober

purloin

vt (form, hum) → entwenden (form, hum)

purloin [pɜːˈlɔɪn] vt (frm) → sottrarre, rubare