Purloin

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /pɜːˈlɔɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪn

Origin

Anglo-Norman purloigner, one of the variants of Old French porloigner.

Full definition of purloin

Verb

1. (transitive) To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
• MiltonHad from his wakeful custody purloined
  The guarded gold.
• 1900, One Who Was in It, Kruger's Secret Service Chapter 8, Probably my acquaintance, Mr Blank, therefore, would have been able, if he had so wished to do, to purloin the papers which he mentioned.
2. (intransitive) To commit theft; to thieve.
• 2006 1622, William Gouge, Of Domestical Duties, The Apostle expressly forbiddeth servants to purloin (Titus 2:10).