purloin
11purloin — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, to put away, misappropriate, from Anglo French purluigner to prolong, postpone, set aside, from pur forward + luin, loing at a distance, from Latin longe, from longus long more at purchase, long Date:… …
12purloin — purloiner, n. /peuhr loyn , perr loyn/, v.t. 1. to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer. v.i. 2. to commit theft; steal. [1400 50; late ME purloynen < AF purloigner to put off, remove, equiv. to pur ( < L pro PRO 1) + loigner, deriv. of loin at …
13purloin — verb /pɜːˈlɔɪn/lang=en a) To convert the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully. b) To commit theft; to thieve …
14purloin — Synonyms and related words: abstract, and, annex, appropriate, bag, boost, borrow, cabbage, cop, crib, defraud, embezzle, extort, filch, hook, lift, make off with, nip, palm, pilfer, pinch, poach, run away with, rustle, scrounge, shoplift, snare …
15purloin — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. filch, thieve, pilfer. see steal II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To take (another s property) without permission: filch, pilfer, snatch, steal, thieve. Informal: lift, swipe. Slang: cop, heist, hook, nip1, pinch,… …
16purloin — pur|loin [pə:ˈlɔın, ˈpə:lɔın US ə:r ] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Anglo French; Origin: purloigner to put away, make useless , from Old French porloigner to put off, delay , from loing at a distance ] formal to obtain something without permission… …
17purloin — pur|loin [ pər lɔın ] verb transitive OFTEN HUMOROUS to steal something secretly, especially to use it yourself for a short time …
18purloin — see LONG …
19purloin — [[t]pɜː(r)lɔ͟ɪn[/t]] purloins, purloining, purloined VERB If someone purloins something, they steal it or borrow it without asking permission. [FORMAL] [V n] Each side purloins the other s private letters …
20purloin — pur·loin || pÉ™r lɔɪn /pÉœË v. steal, pilfer, filch …
