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purloin
[ per-loin, pur-loin ]
verb (used with object)
- to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
verb (used without object)
- to commit theft; steal.
purloin
/ pɜːˈlɔɪn /
verb
- to take (something) dishonestly; steal
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Derived Forms
- purˈloiner, noun
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Other Words From
- pur·loiner noun
- unpur·loined adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of purloin1
First recorded in 1325–50; Middle English purloynen, from Anglo-French purloigner, Old French porloigner “to put off, remove,” equivalent to pur- (from Latin prō- pro- 1 ) + -loigner, derivative of loin “at a distance, far off,” from Latin longē “a long way off,” adverb of longus “long” ( long 1( def ) )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of purloin1
C15: from Old French porloigner to put at a distance, from por- for + loin distant, from Latin longus long
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Example Sentences
If a thief gets a load of said bags, he'll pop right out of your mattress and purloin them.
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Of course nothing could have been easier than for him to purloin the photographs; but what reason would he have for doing so?
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He took advantage of his position to purloin my money, and then turned me over to the county jailer.
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She is induced by Iago to purloin a certain handkerchief given by Othello to Desdemona.
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She will usually attempt to purloin some trinket or other and be caught again.
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From her sleep alone she could purloin the few minutes that she dedicated to her pen and her Gabriella.
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