purloin

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But glad indeed was Paul to reach the side of the little wherry which they intended to purloin, and it was all that their united efforts could do to clamber in and cut the cord which bound it to the barge We must row hard, Edward," said Paul, with chattering teeth; "it is our only chance of life.

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  1. transitive verb To steal, often in a violation of trust. See Synonyms at steal.
  2. intransitive verb To commit theft.

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  • Her s:d Master's goods she shall not waste, Embezel, purloin or lend unto Others nor suffer the same to be wasted or purloined. —  The Adventures of Ann Stories of Colonial Times
  • Her s:^d Master's goods she shall not waste, Embezel purloin or lend unto Others nor suffer the same to be wasted or purloined. —  The Pot of Gold And Other Stories
  • But glad indeed was Paul to reach the side of the little wherry which they intended to purloin, and it was all that their united efforts could do to clamber in and cut the cord which bound it to the barge We must row hard, Edward," said Paul, with chattering teeth; "it is our only chance of life. —  In the Wars of the Roses A Story for the Young
  • And I believe I am infringing on no private domestic delicacy, when I repeat, that he has been known, upon a sudden and immediate emergency, to purloin ("_convey the wise it call") a portion of the warmest of Mrs. Shelley's wardrobe, to protect some poor starving sister. —  The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861
  • To keep up the juggle--well, I know it must be so; but to purloin my name! —  The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales
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purloin:   purloined
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Etymologies (2)

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

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  1. from Middle English purloynen, perloynen, purlongen, from Old French purloignier, porloignier, prolong, retard, delay, from Late Latin prolongare, prolong: see prolong. Cf. eloin, eloign.
 

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