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verb (used with object)
1.
to take by theft; steal.
verb (used without object)
2.
to act as a thief; commit theft; steal.
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Related forms
thiev·ing·ly, adverb
out·thieve, verb (used with object), -thieved, -thiev·ing.
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Word Origin & History
thieve
O.E. þeofian, from þeof (see thief). Rare in O.E., not common until 17c. Thievish "of or pertaining to thieves" is recorded from mid-15c.; meaning "inclined to steal" is from 1530s. Thieving first attested 1520s. Thievery is from 1560s.
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