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1. (v.t.) purloin
to take dishonestly; steal; filch.
2. (v.i.) purloin
to commit theft; steal.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME purloynen < AF purloigner to put off, remove =pur- (< L prō-pro -1) +-loigner, der. of loin at a distance, far off < L longē)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
make off with belongings of others
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1. (verb) purloin
to take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to take by theft; to filch
2. (verb) purloin
to practice theft; to steal
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